Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisfunshion, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.