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Ringfort - rath

Briska More, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Briska More, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Briska More
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.61593, -8.73544
SMR number
LI012-048----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In elevated pasture on slight E facing slope, 133m S of the townland boundary with Elmpark Demesne and 190m E of the townland boundary with Briska Beg. Modern farmyard immediately to SW. Present remains consist of a circular shaped area (diam. 35m N-S, 34m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank from NNE to SSW (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.3m; base Wth 4.70m) with well preserved stone revetting, bank incorporated into a field boundary from SSW-NNE. The interior is undulating with a series of earth and stone banks traversing the centre of the site. The interior is divided by a bank (L 28m ENE-WSW; H 0.35m; base Wth 1.8m), which joins second bank at E end (L 28m); slightly curved bank in the NW (L 9m; H 0.4m; base Wth 2.3m). Internal banks running across interior of monument are clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages taken 19/11/2019 and 06/02/2018

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 18 June 2020

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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