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Ringfort - rath

Ballynacloona, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballynacloona, 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
Ballynacloona
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.39451, -7.48707
SMR number
TS078-042----

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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 crest of flat-topped hill sloping gently to NE, in pasture. Field boundary runs N-S along outer face of outer bank in E quadrant. Circular ringfort (diam. 25m N-S; 23.6m E-W) enclosed by a inner bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m); flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.76-1.17m) and outer bank (Wth 5.2-7.9m; ext. H 0.8m). Mature oak trees are growing on the banks and two in the interior. Clearly defined entrance in N quadrant (inner gap Wth 2.2m; outer gap with 3.2), gap in outer bank on E side is edged by two boulders. Banks composed of earth and stone with large stones protruding from the outer bank, particularly in the N and W sectors, including a sandstone upright boulder (H 0.9,; Wth 0.9m) in the latter sector. Stones have been dumped against the outer face of the inner bank in the SW sector.

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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