Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Friarstown (clanwilliam By., Roxborough Ed), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Friarstown (clanwilliam By., Roxborough Ed)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.59227, -8.60286
- SMR number
- LI013-160----
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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
Situated c. 40m S of the Ahanload River in low-lying, poorly drained pasture. Good views of surrounding hills in all directions. Oval area (39m NE-SW; 25m WNW-ESE) defined by a scarp (Wth. 8.5m; H 0.5m) and enclosed by a wide, flat-bottomed fosse (Wth. 13.6m; D 0.3m). The interior is uneven and dips irregularly down to the centre in a manner which suggests that it may have been quarried.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.