Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Faha Demesne, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Faha Demesne
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Dotted outline
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.60210, -8.73811
- SMR number
- LI012-079----
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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 slight NW facing slope with good views in all directions. Situated on an 'Old Deer Park' belonging to Faha House located 980m to NE. Present remains consist of a slightly raised circular-shaped area (diam. 36m) enclosed by an earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.1m; base Wth. 6.05m) and external fosse (base Wth. 2.1m) best preserved from NNE through E to SSE with an entrance gap (Wth. 6m) at NW. The slightly undulating interior is densely overgrown. Field boundaries intersect the enclosing element at NE and SW. Monument visible as a tree-covered earthwork on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date upload: 19 June 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.