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Ringfort - rath

Ballycurkeen, County Tipperary South, Ireland

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

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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 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

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

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