Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Outeragh, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Outeragh
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.41156, -7.87856
- SMR number
- TS076-022001-
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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
In fairly level, low-lying terrain, gently undulating to SW, under lush pasture. Enclosure (TS076-022002-) visible c. 120m to E. Enclosure (TS076-022003-) and ringwork (TS076-022004-) are located 150m to ESE and 100m to SE respectively. Oval enclosure (diam. 33.6m N-S; 27.2m E-W) defined by an earthen and stone bank (Wth 1.6m crest, 4.8m base; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 1.4m) with stones protruding from surface. Interior grass and nettle covered. Lot of scrub on bank in W and SW quadrant. Entrance (Wth 3.3m) in E quadrant appears to have been broken through. Shallow fosse in SE quadrant (Wth c. 2.3m) is accentuated by lush grass and nettle growth. Along W side the bank is reduced to scarp. Field bank runs N-S immediately W of W sector. Clay dumped into fosse on W side between scarp and field bank. NW sector of ringfort appears to runs onto the N-S field bank, probably upcast from small quarry immediately NW of enclosure. NW quadrant is disturbed due to upcast from adjacent quarry.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - ringworkunder 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.