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
- 52.54692, -9.21856
- SMR number
- LI018-045----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on brow of E-facing slope. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. However, section of two concentric earthen banks is evident SE->SW. Both inner bank (H 0.1m; Wth 3.5m) and outer bank S->SW (H 0.1m; Wth 4m) are substantially levelled; banks are c. 4m apart. Interior area has uneven surface which slopes down to E. It is crossed by recently cut drainage ditch on line of enclosing element at NE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Cistunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.