Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Drommoher, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drommoher
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.65478, -8.87126
- SMR number
- LI003-017----
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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
In pasture, atop low hill. Semicircular area (30.5m N-S; 19.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 1.7m; Wth 7.4m) NNW->SSE. A field boundary, which formerly bisected enclosure has been removed and is now replaced by wire fence; no trace of enclosure evident of W side fence. Scarp lowers NNW->NNE (H 0.4m; Wth 4m) and SE->SSE (H 0.15m; Wth 2m). Level interior, under pasture, contains two mature deciduous trees in NW quadrant.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.