Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cartown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.65925, -8.83764
- SMR number
- LI004-002----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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, on break in N-facing slope immediately below brow of low hill. Roughly circular area (31m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.75m), best preserved ESE->SW. Bank is much denuded by cattle along N arc (ext. H c. 0.25m), and is clear of overgrowth but has some mature deciduous trees growing on it. Level interior is under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.