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Ringfort - rath

Mauganstown, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Mauganstown, 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
Mauganstown
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.37425, -7.52847
SMR number
TS078-050----

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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 gradual NE-facing slope in gently undulating terrain, with tillage to E,S and W. Field boundary runs E-W along N edge of ringfort with pasture on N side. Bivallate ringfort (diam. 22.7m NE-SW) enclosed by a flat-topped inner bank (Wth 8.9m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 2.2m), fosse (Wth 4.1m; D 1.43m) and flat-topped outer bank (Wth 8.2m; H 1.7m) and slight outer fosse visible in the NW quadrant (Wth 2.4m; D 0.5m). Both banks are earthen with small boulders visible in places. The S quadrant has been quarried into removing the inner bank and interior in that sector. In the N sector a portion of the outer bank appears to have been quarried although this is obscured by vegetation. Ringfort is relatively clean though trees are growing on the banks. Gap (Wth 5.3m) in the S quadrant may be the original entrance though it has been widened to allow access to the quarry.

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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