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Ringfort - rath

Clashganny West, County Tipperary South, Ireland

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Townland
Clashganny West
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.26371, -7.79622
SMR number
TS088-036002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 gentle NW-facing slope on crest of ridge, in rough upland pasture, 4m NW of ringfort (TS088-036001-) and 2m NE of enclosure (TS088-036004-). Circular area (diam. 26.7m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 0.9m crest, 2.9m base; int. H 0.57m; ext. H 0.75m). Souterrain (TS088-036003-) in the interior in the W quadrant, running E-W. Clear, grass-covered interior with some gorse and scrub growing around the bank. Some boulders appear to have been thrown up on the bank in the NW quadrant. Gap (Wth 1.4m) in bank in S quadrant and another gap in the E quadrant which is obscured by gorse.

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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