Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonty, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonty
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.55403, -9.15520
- SMR number
- LI018-065----
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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
Atop E-W ridge, in area of mixed pasture and marshland. Circular area (21.5m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.5m; Wth at top 2.2m) with external fosse (D 0.35m; Wth 1.6m). Interior slopes down gently to SE, and is covered in tall grass and rushes. In NE quadrant is depression (1.5m E-W; 3m N-S; D 0.35m) covered in rushes. Area immediately W, NW and SW of enclosure criss-crossed by recently cut field drains.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.