Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonlahard East, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonlahard East
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.53701, -9.19868
- SMR number
- LI018-083----
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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 undulating pasture, on gentle SW-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with intervening fosse (Wth 2.5m), with external fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 1.35m) SW->SE. Inner bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.2m) and outer bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.1m) have corresponding break (Wth c. 4m) and causeway over fosse at SSW. Interior, which slopes down gradually towards centre, is covered in tall grass and rushes.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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