Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockardnacorlan, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockardnacorlan
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.58369, -9.07988
- SMR number
- LI019-021----
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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 pasture, on gentle SE-facing slope, just below brow of low ridge. Circular area (35.2m N-S; 37.2m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.65m), with external fosse (Wth 1.45m; D 0.2m) W->N. Dip in bank ENE->ESE (Wth 9.3m). Low earthen bank (H 0.4m; Wth 2.8m) extends out to E for c. 45m, from bank at SE. Level interior is covered by rough grazing and thistles. Field boundaries skirt enclosure at S and W meeting just SW of enclosure. Area between enclosure and corner of field is occupies by recently erected hay-barn.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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