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Ringfort - rath

Kilballygorman, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Kilballygorman, 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
Kilballygorman
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.30282, -7.89766
SMR number
TS088-004----

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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 SE-facing slope in rolling terrain, on a slight break in slope. Tillage to W and pasture to E. Very disturbed monument, (map diam. c. 32m E-W). A large quarry has destroyed most of the ringfort, encroaching from the N. In the SW quadrant the interior is filled with large mounds of upcast material from the quarry. Both the remains of the ringfort and the disused quarry are heavily overgrown with scrub. The ringfort, which is depicted on the current OS 6-inch map as being circular, is enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.3m crest, 4m base; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.62m). The bank in the W quadrant is broad and rather flattened. On the 25-inch OS map a wide fosse is depicted enclosing the bank from NE-E-SE and from S-W-NW, however, this is not visible above ground. There is a large, well-preserved limekiln at the mouth of the quarry in the N quadrant.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 27 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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