Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Moig, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moig
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.54985, -9.09317
- SMR number
- LI019-093----
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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 NNE-facing slope. Site depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) has been levelled; no visible surface trace evident. According to landowner, enclosure levelled in 1952, was known locally as "the killeen" and used as a famine burial ground; a report (NMI top. files) noted 'cist with skeleton' as found during levelling (LI019-093001-).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Slab-lined burialunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.