Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knocknabooly Middle, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknabooly Middle
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.58265, -9.15279
- SMR number
- LI018-026----
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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
In undulating pasture. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. Outline of enclosure can now be traced as slightly raised oval area (35.8m N-S; 30.7m E-W) enclosed by distinct band of darker grass (Wth c. 3m). On S side slight profile of enclosing element discernible with low bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.35m) and external fosse (Wth 2.6m; D 0.1m). On E side of interior is depression which is irregular in outline (12m N-S; 6.5m E-W; max. D 1.05m).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.