Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Newtown (kenry By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (kenry By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.63618, -8.91072
- SMR number
- LI011-016----
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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 ridge. Sub-circular area (35m N-S; 38m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks, with intervening fosse (Wth 2.2m). Outer bank (int. H 0.85m; ext. H 0.95m) incorporated into field boundary system E->WSW, where it is heavily masked by overgrowth, so that site occupies SE corner of field. Inner bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.1m), best preserved WSW->N, lowers NNW->ENE (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.45m). Interior, under pasture, has fenced-off area containing haystack just inside bank at E.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
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