Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Rathmichael, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathmichael
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.22819, -6.15482
- SMR number
- DU026-047----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The site is situated on the upper W slopes of Rathmichael Hill. It is shown as a hachured enclosure on the 1843 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps and marked as 'beanna fort' on a sketch map accompanying the OS Memoranda (O'Flanagan 1927, 16, 40). Described by Healy (1975, 1-19) as a ring feature (ext. diam. c. 28m) defined by a bank of stones with a level interior. A bungalow and gardens occupy the site.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy.
Revised upload on: 15 April 2018.
Nearby in the register
- Hillfortunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.