Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dromalta, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromalta
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1840)
- Coordinates
- 52.59241, -8.36188
- SMR number
- LI015-024----
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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 a very gentle W-facing slope with good views over rolling pasture in all directions. Consists of a sub-circular area (22.4m NW-SE; 21.6m NE-SW) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 2.36m; H 0.3m), with an external fosse (Wth 1.4m; D 0.1m) from NE to SW and atNW, and with traces of an external earthen bank (ext. H 0.2m; Wth 1.4m; int. H 0.2m) at SW. There is a gap in the scarp (Wth 7.1m) at NNE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 3 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.