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Ringfort - rath

Tullohea, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Tullohea, 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
Tullohea
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.42715, -7.50787
SMR number
TS078-006----

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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 top of low ridge in undulating terrain, under grass. Field to S under tillage. Ringfort under grass. Circular area (diam. 37.9m N-S; 37.1m E-W) defined by round-topped earthen and stone bank (Wth 2.4-2.6m crest, 4.9m base; int. H 0.55-0.43m; ext. H 1.05-1.17m - dimensions for N and S quadrants respectively). Entrance (Wth 2.7m) in E quadrant. Boulders strewn around bank, mostly appear to be as a result of clearance activity. Interior undulating with two depressions towards the centre in NW quadrant, the larger towards the NW bank has been deliberately excavated (dims. 5m x 5.2m; D 0.5m). Old feeding ring towards S bank, with waterlogged pool adjacent. Another small pool adjacent to NW quadrant. Slight scarp in E quadrant drops towards the entrance, within this slight depression a mound of cut gorse has been deposited. Field boundaries which ran N and S of ringfort have been removed. No visible evidence of an external fosse.

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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