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Ringfort - rath

Plaster (Dundalk Upr by; Barronstown par.), County Louth, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Plaster (Dundalk Upr by, County Louth, 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
Plaster (Dundalk Upr by; Barronstown par.)
County
Louth
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Lisadane
Coordinates
54.00872, -6.48035
SMR number
LH006-038001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007

Situated on top of an outcrop hillock. Circular area (int. diam. c. 25m) enclosed by two banks with intervening and external fosses. Inner bank (Wth 5m, H 0.3m internally, 2m externally) is best preserved on E. Intervening fosse (Wth 6.5m, D 1.8m) visible only from NE-E-ESE. Outer bank (Wth 5.5m, H 1.8m internally, 2m externally) is visible from NE-E-ESE and SSE-S-SSW. A modern lane cuts across the outer bank on the SE, and runs around the site of the fosse from S-SSW. The outer fosse (Wth 4.5m, D 0.6m) is only visible on the E. No visible ancient entrance. Possible circular hut site (LH006-038003-) (diam. 8.3m) at centre of interior, and traces of rectangular structure (LH006-038004-) adjoining inner face of inner bank at E. Possible souterrain (LH006-038002-) in interior.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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