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Ringfort - rath

Knockmorris, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Knockmorris, 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
Knockmorris
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.37853, -7.87191
SMR number
TS076-044----

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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 E-facing slope, just below hill crest, in undulating terrain, under pasture. Standing stone (TS076-045----) visible on hillcrest c. 120m to SW. Well-preserved ringfort (diam. 27m E-W; N-S not obtainable due to scrub) defined by bank (Wth 1.4m crest, 3m base; int. H 0.58m; H above fosse 1.02m) with high stone content; wide, flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 2.7m) and low outer bank (Wth 1m crest, 1.7m base; H above int. fosse 0.57m; H above ext. 0.28m). Field boundary runs roughly N-S along E quadrant. Stone also evident in outer bank. Lot of dead wood dumped in fosse. Scrub and nettles in interior and around bank. Entrance (Wth 1.8m) in E quadrant. Lot of dead wood dumped in front of it. Appears to be stone lined. Outer bank has been slightly truncated in S quadrant. Lot of rabbit burrows in inner bank.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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