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Ringfort - rath

Lisfunshion, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Lisfunshion, 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
Lisfunshion
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.28410, -8.08742
SMR number
TS086-021----

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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 level ground on valley floor with stream flowing E-W immediately to S, in rough pasture. Circular area (diam. 30.5m N-S; 29.5m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.7m crest, 6m base; int. H 0.46m; ext. H 1.8m) and wide, U-shaped fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 1.44m). A field ditch (Wth 1.8m; D 0.59) runs parallel to the monument and upcast from this ditch has created an outer bank (Wth 4.3m crest, 8.7m base; ext. H 1.15m) which gives the impression that the ringfort is bivallate. On both the 1st (1840) and 2nd (1907) ed. OS 6-inch maps the 'outer bank' is depicted as continuing S of the stream, however, there is no visible evidence of this. Possible entrance in E quadrant (Wth 3.9m), though there is no corresponding causeway over the fosse. Bank in E and SW has been largely reduced to scarp. In the N quadrant an internal rectangular structure (diam. 6.6m N-S x 13.7m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 1.4m; int. H 0.23m; ext. H 0.28m) abutts the inner face of the enclosing ringfort bank. This internal feature has a possible entrance (Wth 2.4m) at W end of S side.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 18 November 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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