Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilmoreen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmoreen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1841)
- Coordinates
- 52.60382, -8.83419
- SMR number
- LI012-096----
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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 break in E-facing slope. Roughly circular area (35.4m N-S; 33.6m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.6m; Wth 5.05m) SE->NE, which is best preserved on W side. Sharp fall away in terrain defines edge of site NE->SE. Interior, under pasture, is level in W half but slopes down to E elsewhere.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
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