Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Jamestown (Rathronan Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Jamestown (Rathronan Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.37544, -7.78195
- SMR number
- TS076-053----
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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 in undulating terrain, under pasture, just below crest of hill. Bivallate ringfort (int. diam. 36m N-S; 33.5m E-W) enclosed by bank (Wth 3.8m crest, 7.6m base; H above int. 0.48m; H above fosse 1.21m); wide, flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3.9m) and substantial outer bank (Wth 3.8m crest, 6.8m base; H above fosse 2.18m; H above ext. 1.4m); outer fosse visible from SW-NE (Wth 3.6m; D above outer bank 1.45m; D above ext. 1.1m). Interior slopes to ESE. Interior grass covered, however fosse and outer bank overgrown with scrub and brambles. Inner bank slopes gently to interior. Entrance (Wth 3.4m) in E quadrant appears to have been widened as the outer bank is truncated on either side. Possible causeway although cattle trampling may have created a causeway. Field boundary depicted running NW-SE along E side of ringfort has been removed, as has townland boundary to S. A post and wire fence replaces the later and the field S of this has recently been reseeded with grass. In the SW sector the outer bank is 2.21m H above exterior with slight dip at base suggestive of an external fosse. This dip is exaggerated towards the W quadrant where the external ground level rises. External fosse continues from SW-W-N-NE. Cattle gap in W quadrant. Possible bullaun (TS076-053001-) located 11.4m E of ringfort.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.