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Castle - ringwork

Heathview, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - ringwork, Heathview, 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
Heathview
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.41584, -7.48654
SMR number
TS078-020----

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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 high ground, utilising a natural spur or promontory, overlooking steep river gorge to N, E and S. This promontory was cut off from the ridge along the W-NW sector by a fosse (Wth 8.8m; D c. 2m). The ringwork is largely defined by a steep natural scarp, though along the NW side it is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.7m crest, 4.5m base; H above int. 0.56m; H above ext. 1.7-1.93m), there is a lot of shale in the bank construction. At the base of the NE slope (H 5m) there is a berm (Wth 3.6m) with a stoney bank (L 20.5m; Wth 4.64m; int. H 0.86m; ext. H 3.5m) at the edge of a further natural fall. Monument heavily overgrown with brambles, bracken and scrub around the edge and in interior (diam. 29m N-S; 37m WNW-ESE from 25-inch OS map). Ringwork is roughly triangular in plan, as depicted on 2nd (1901-05) ed. OS 6-inch map. Entrance (Wth 1.7m) in the W quadrant. Refuse has been dumped outside the NW quadrant. There appears to be a large pit in SE quadrant of the interior with mound of upcast immediately N of this. This monument is locally known as 'the old castle'.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 19 December 2013

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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