Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycurkeen, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycurkeen
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.36595, -7.48417
- SMR number
- TS084-010----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 gentle S-facing slope in undulating pasture. This ringfort was levelled in 1957, however, prior to its removal a sketch plan and sections were drawn indicating that it consisted of a circular area (diam. 35m N-S; 35m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.4-3m; int. H 0.6-1.8; ext. H 0.75-2.7m), with the bank being highest above the external ground level in the E and W quadrants and above the internal ground level in the S quadrant (National Museum of Ireland Topographical file). During its demolition a roughly circular area (diam. 0.7m; D 0.15m) of burnt earth and charcoal was uncovered in the W quadrant and hone stone and a spindle whorl were recovered from the NE quadrant (ibid.).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Tomb - chest tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.