Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tinnakilla, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tinnakilla
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.54936, -9.22287
- SMR number
- LI018-040----
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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
Atop low rise, in undulating pasture. Circular area (30m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 2.9m; Wth 8m) which grades to a longer and more gentle slope SE->NW (H 0.8m; Wth 12m). A field boundary runs along base of scarp SE->NW. Interior level and under pasture. Enclosure bounded closely by field boundary SE->NW so that it occupies SW corner of field.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.