Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyhurrow, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhurrow
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.31897, -8.06251
- SMR number
- TS080-006----
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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 a N-facing slope in hilly terrain in rough pasture. A circular area (dims. 39m N-S; 37.5m E-W) enclosed by an earthen and stone bank (Wth 0.8-1.8m crest, 3.8m base; int. H 0.86-1m; ext. H 0.92-1.2m), with hazelnut trees growing on the bank. There is evidence of a stone revettment at the base of the external face of the bank in the E quadrant and a possible internal revettment in the N quadrant. There is collapsed stone at the base of the outer face of the bank in the W quadrant. The bank is breached in the SE quadrant (Wth 2m) enabling tractor access to the interior. In the NE quadrant there is a gap in the bank (Wth c. 2m) which is heavily overgrown with brambles. The interior slopes to the N and is somewhat cattle poached, there is scrub in the N quadrant and a ring-feeder in the NE quadrant.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.