Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Milltown (kenry By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Milltown (kenry By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.63971, -8.91886
- SMR number
- LI011-144----
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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, on SE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (31.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.9m) NE->ESE, and defined by scarped edge (H 0.7m; Wth 3m) ESE->SW. It is further enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.9m) running against inner face of field wall SW->NW, and bordered by public road NW->NE. Dip in bank (Wth 4.8m) at E. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to E. Site is labelled a "burial ground" on 1841 OS 6-inch map (LI011-126---).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.