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Ringfort - rath

Ballyvaheen, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballyvaheen, 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
Ballyvaheen
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.39399, -7.72437
SMR number
TS077-052----

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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 steep SE-facing slope in undulating terrain, surrounded by tillage to NW and SW and young plantation to SE. Townland boundary runs roughly N-S along NE side. Enclosures, 600m, 500m and 400m respectively to NE on opposite ridge, (TS077-047----; TS077-050---- and TS077-051----) were probably visible but have been levelled. Interior is uneven, a lot of scrub in SE quadrant, otherwise grass-covered. Oval area (diam. 28.6m N-S; 36m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 1.2m crest, 3.3m base; int. H 0.48m; ext. H 0.56m). There is a steep drop to the exterior in the SE quad. which has been truncated (ext. H 2.3m). The NE quadrant also has quite a steep drop to the exterior and is very overgrown with brambles and scrub. There is no visible entrance feature.

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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