Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tobermalug, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tobermalug
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.61359, -8.47319
- SMR number
- LI014-136----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 poorly drained recently planted forestry, 145m W of the Groody River. Ringfort (LI014-037----) lies 200m to W. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 30m) defined by a scarp and fosse visible on OSi orthoimages and Google Earth orthophotos taken 2018. Outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018.
See attached Google earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018 and 05/04/2006
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 7 July 2020
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.