Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Rath, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rath
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rath Castle (in Ruins) (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.62292, -8.40462
- SMR number
- LI015-012----
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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
Farmyard located on footprint of Rath Castle which is visible on OSi orthophotos and on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Outline of farmyard partially defined by a bawn wall (LI015-012001-) of Rath Castle (Salter 2004, 98).
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 November 2021
References
Salter, M. 2004 The castles of North Munster. Worcestershire. Folly Publications.
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.