Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dromeliagh, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromeliagh
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.62070, -8.40873
- SMR number
- LI015-010----
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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 in poorly drained pasture on the W bank of the Mulkear River at the base of a gentle slope down to the E, with good views to N, S and E. Another ringfort (LI015-011----) is visible across the river to ESE. The monument is partially obscured by scrub vegetation. It is evident as a roughly circular area (30m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 1.5m; H 1.3m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.5m) and a counter-scarp bank (int. H 0.4m; Wth 4.4m; ext. h 0.2m). Outside the latter is another fosse (Wth 1.6m) and an external bank (int. H 0.4m; Wth 2.6m; ext. H 0.3m). A (Wth 9.7m) crosses the interior fosse at SW. The interior slopes down to SE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 2 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.