Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilcash, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcash
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.39306, -7.50291
- SMR number
- TS078-041----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On SE-slope of NE-SW running ridge. Stream running near to ringfort to E, in pasture. Main road runs along top of ridge, road has been built up impeding view N. Roughly circular enclosure (diam. 27m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank with some stone (Wth 1.9m crest, 4.8m base; H above int. 0.21m; H above ext. 1.34m), except upslope to NW where the monument is built into the ridge and is only defined by an internal scarp (H 0.63m). There is a small boulder in the SE quadrant near the bank, it may be outcrop though other small stones around it appear to be field clearance. Entrance (Wth 2.5m) in SE quadrant. Traces of ring-feeder near the centre of the ringfort. Ringfort evident on aerial photograph (GSI June (no year) S.510/511).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - embanked barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.