Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Blossomhill (kenry By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Blossomhill (kenry By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.60972, -8.86149
- SMR number
- LI011-076----
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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 rough pasture, on break in N-facing hill-slope; terrain falls away sharply to the E and W. Circular area (32m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 1.35m; Wth 5.4m) NNE->N but with a dry-stone field wall (H 0.45m; Wth 2m) running along top of scarp S->N, and enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1.35m) N->NNE. Interior, under pasture, level except along W verge which dips down before it meets enclosing wall.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.