Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Aghalacka, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghalacka
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.59325, -8.98619
- SMR number
- LI010-105----
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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)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (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
In level marshy terrain, immediately S of railway line. Circular area (diam. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.6m) with external fosse (D 0.8m; Wth 3m), and by an external bank W->NE (H 0.75m; Wth 3.4m) and ESE->SSE (H 0.6m; Wth 4m). Latter bank is truncated by railway line on N side. Causeway entrance at NE (Wth 2.8m). Interior surface uneven and shallow irregular depression at centre may be result of quarrying. Most of monument overgrown by trees and bushes, particularly S half of interior.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.