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Ringfort - rath

Ballyhurrow, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballyhurrow, 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
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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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 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

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

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