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Ringfort - rath

Lisronagh, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Lisronagh, 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
Lisronagh
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Lisronagh
Coordinates
52.40552, -7.70739
SMR number
TS077-030001-

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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 gentle E-facing slope in gently undulating terrain, piggery situated to SW. Gravel roadway with high earthen bank on N side runs adjacent to the N quadrant. Tower house (TS077010001-) at Lisronagh visible c. 1.2km to NE and Donaghmore church (TS077-027001-) visible c. 1.5m to NW. This ringfort has been subject to disturbance. Circular area (diam. 29.7m N-S; E-W not obtainable due to heavy growth in E quadrant) defined by scarp (H 0.7m); round-bottomed fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 1.2m) and outer bank (Wth 2.2m crest, 5.3m base; ext. H 0.6m). The bank has been modified with a lot of refuse mixed-up with bank material, and it has been planted with conifers. Bank gone in N quadrant, on the 2nd (1906) ed. OS 6-inch map the outer bank is only depicted in SW quadrant. The inner scarp has also been levelled in N quadrant. The interior is planted with coniferous and deciduous trees. The S and E quadrants are badly overgrown. A possible roadway (TS077-030002-) appears to run from this ringfort towards the medieval settlement at Lisronagh to the NE.

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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