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
- 52.58548, -9.07905
- SMR number
- LI019-022----
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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 ESE-facing slope immediately below brow of low ridge. Circular area (34.8m N-S; 33.7m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.8m), with external fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 1.3m) ESE->SSW, WSW->NNW and NE->E, and an external bank (H 0.3m) ESE->SSW. Internal bank best preserver SW->E but becomes low and scarp-like E->SE(int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.55m). Slight dip in banks (Wth 4.1m) at SSE probable entrance. Bank covered by thorn and briars on W and N sides. Level interior covered in rough pasture and thistles.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.