Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Orchardstown West, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Orchardstown West
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.39721, -7.72526
- SMR number
- TS077-048----
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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 a gentle NE-facing slope in gently undulating terrain, under pasture. Described locally as a 'fox covert', the ringfort is overgrown with scrub, nettles and long grass, the edge of the monument in N, W and S quadrants is particularly badly overgrown. Roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 28m NW-SW, there is no evidence of a bank in SW; 28.3m NW-SE) defined by a broad bank (Wth 3.2m crest, 6.6m base; int. H 0.44m; ext. H 0.74m) which appears to have been partially flattened, particularly in the N quadrant.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.