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Ringfort - rath

Rathard,Woodinstown, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Rathard, Woodinstown, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rathard,Woodinstown
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Rathard
Coordinates
52.40977, -7.85146
SMR number
TS076-030----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On crest of broad, flat-topped hill, enclosed by tillage. Bivallate monument (overall diam. 72m N-S; 71m E-W), banks heavily overgrown with scrub, interior nettle and bramble filled. Entrance (Wth 1.6m) in WSW quad. Inner bank (Wth 5m base; int. H 1.16m; H above fosse 1.7m) is round-topped, narrower than outer bank. Intervening flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 2m); outer bank is very broad and flat-topped (Wth 5m crest; H above fosse 1.71m; H above ext. 1.3m). According to landowner years ago he used to drive a tractor along the top of the outer bank when it was clear of vegetation. N quadrant located N of field boundary which is also a parish and townland boundary. NE section part of outer bank and possibly inner bank has been levelled, interior very overgrown.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 20 February 2017

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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