Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardaneer, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardaneer
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1841)
- Coordinates
- 52.59869, -9.08572
- SMR number
- LI010-012----
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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 low-lying pasture, with frequent outcrops of limestone. Circular area (25.2m N-S; 24.6m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 0.5m), with external bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.6m) NW->NE. No obvious entrance but cattle breaks at N and NE. Interior level and covered by tall grass. Enclosure abutted by earthen banks at NE (L-shaped: extends 15.8m to N and then returns W for 21m; Wth 0.95m; H 0.4m), at SW (L 0.45m; Wth 1.2m; H 0.6m) and at NW (L 15.3m; Wth 2.4m; H 0.45m). These are probably remnants of an ancient field system. Immediately NE of enclosure is area which has been surface quarried for limestone (22m N-S; 22m E-W; D c. 0.7m).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.