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Ringfort - rath

Annagh, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Annagh, County Limerick, 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
Annagh
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Partially hachured (1938)
Coordinates
52.67312, -8.45260
SMR number
LI006-014----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On the southern slopes of Annagh Hill in pasture. The site is described from cartographic and aerial photographic evidence only. Depicted as an oval-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 28m) on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Shown as a semi-circular shaped earthwork with curving field boundary to W on the 1897 OS 25-inch map, indicating that the monument was partially levelled between these dates. Curving field boundary on W side of monument represents the original enclosing bank that has been incorporated into the present field boundary. Curving field boundary on W side of partially levelled earthwork visible on Google Earth orthophotos taken 28/06/2018.

See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 11 July 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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