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Ringfort - rath

Faha Demesne, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Faha Demesne, 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
Faha Demesne
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.60251, -8.73143
SMR number
LI012-080----

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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 pasture on slight NNE facing slope with good views in most directions. On the 'Old Deer Park' standing adjacent to a laneway on the demesne lands of Faha House located 580m to NE. Present remains consist of a slightly raised circular-shaped area (diam. 28m) enclosed by an earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m; base Wth. 3.25m) from S through N to NNE and from NE to SE reduced to a scarp from NNE to NE and SSE to S with traces of an external fosse visible throughout. A quarry pit (diam. 8m, D 0.5m) has been dug into the external face of the bank at E. The level interior is densely overgrown. Outline of tree-covered monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2019.

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Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date upload: 21 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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