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Ringfort - rath

Ballyneety (Ardfinnan Par.),Spital-Land (Ardfinnan Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballyneety (Ardfinnan Par.), Spital-Land (Ardfinnan Par.), 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
Ballyneety (Ardfinnan Par.),Spital-Land (Ardfinnan Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.31466, -7.87130
SMR number
TS082-090----

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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

Prominently sited on the crest of the highest hill in the immediate vicinity, in undulating terrain, under pasture. A disused quarry extends up to the outer edge of the NW quadrant. Ardfinnan church (TS082-068001-) is visible on crest of hill c. 450m to the W and the tower of Ardfinnan castle (TS088-001----) is visible c. 700m to the SW. The Suir river valley lies to the S. A circular area (diam. 50m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.7m crest, 7m base; int. H 0.94m; ext. H 3.84m) with a steep drop to the deep outer fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 1.47m) and outer bank (Wth 3.4m crest, 7.5m base; ext. H 1.6m). There is an entrance (Wth 3.7m) in the E quadrant, the area outside the entrance has been modified by later stone townland boundary which has destroyed the line of the fosse and outer bank in this sector. The interior follows the natural rise of the hill, giving it a dome-shaped appearance. There are the remains of lazy beds visible in the interior, running E-W. A field bank runs roughly NE-SW to the SE of the enclosure. The outer bank is quite denuded in the NE quadrant.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 14 February 2014

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 8/1956).

Nearby in the register

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

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