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Ringfort - rath

Cloonoughter, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Cloonoughter, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cloonoughter
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.57206, -9.23348
SMR number
LI018-009----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In rough pasture, at E end of low hill. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, is now bisected by E-W field boundary. No visible surface trace of enclosure on S side of field boundary; this area has been reclaimed by insertion of drains for coniferous plantation. On N side of field boundary arc of partially levelled earthen bank (H c. 0.4m; Wth c. 2m) survives W->E, accentuated by lighter-coloured grass growing on it. This encloses D-shaped area (24m E-W; 18m N-S). Interior, raised slightly above level of surrounding area, has uneven and stony surface covered by tall grass and brambles. Short distance (c. 8m) N of enclosure land falls away steeply.

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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