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Ballycomisk Ringforts
Ráthanna Bhaile Cumaisc
Ballycomisk Ringforts is located in IrelandBallycomisk RingfortsShown within Ireland
LocationBallycomisk, Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
RegionSuir Valley
Coordinates52°29′22″N 7°50′27″W / 52.489444°N 7.840833°W / 52.489444; -7.840833
Altitude140 m (459 ft)
Typeringforts
History
Materialearth
PeriodsBronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400)
Site notes
Ownershipprivate
National monument of Ireland
Official nameBallycomisk Three Ringforts
Reference no.581

Ballycomisk Ringforts are three ringforts (raths) forming a National Monument located in County Tipperary, Ireland.

Location

Ballycomisk Ringforts are located 4.2 km (2.7 mi) southeast of Cashel.

Description

There is one large rath 66 m (218 ft) in diameter, and to the south of it two more raths which are largely obliterated by modern farming.

References

  1. "21081 «  Excavations".
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