Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Chamberlainstown, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Chamberlainstown
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.41838, -7.86693
- SMR number
- TS076-011----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On flat level summit of low ridge running N-S, in undulating grassland. Area immediately surrounding monument is covered in scrub. Ringfort (diam. c. 35-40m) itself is heavily overgrown with scrub, brambles and nettles. It is enclosed by bank (Wth 2.1m crest, 5.7m base; int. H 0.53m; H above fosse 1.82m); fosse (Wth 1.9m; D 1.1m). Gap (Wth 1.2m) in N quadrant where field bank runs N-S across the fosse to join with inner face of bank. This field boundary continues across the interior, transecting the ringfort NW-SE. NE quadrant is defined by low bank, almost reduced to scarp (Wth 2.6m crest, 4.3m base; H above int. 0.27m; H above ext. 0.87m).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.