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Ringfort - rath

Shanbally (Lisronagh Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Shanbally (Lisronagh Par.), 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
Shanbally (Lisronagh Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.42054, -7.68508
SMR number
TS077-012----

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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 a NE-facing slope in undulating pasture. River Moyle runs c. 40m NE of monument. Bivallate ringfort (diam. 27.4m N-S; 26.6m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 1.5m crest; 3.5m base; int. H 0.27m; ext. H 1.1m); flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4.3m; D 0.84m) and outer bank (Wth 1.8m crest; 3.8m base; ext. H 0.87m). High stone content in banks, with stone protruding all along top of outer bank from NE-E-S. Inner bank is best preserved in N and E quadrants. Both banks are denuded in the S quadrant. The outer bank is levelled from S-SW-W. Gap through both banks in NNE, though inner gap (Wth 2.7m) appears to have been broken through. Outer gap is c. 3m wide. No evidence of corresponding causeway. Outer bank reduces in height SE-S and is disturbed in NW sector, though increases in height to N. Outer bank is more substantial than inner bank. Lot of scrub growing around inner bank and partially on outer bank, but interior is clean. Short length of outer face of inner bank in W sector is suffering from cattle erosion.

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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