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Ringfort - rath

Rathfarra, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Rathfarra, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rathfarra
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.55484, -9.07203
SMR number
LI019-105----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In low-lying pasture, on gentle NE-facing slope. Circular area (23.2m N-S; 23.8m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with intervening fosse (Wth 3.4m; D 0.35m). Inner bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.25m) becomes scarp-like NW->NE (H 1.4m; Wth 5.2m), but is barely evident NE->ESE. Outer bank (ext. H 0.15m) can be traced NE->NW. A low ridge runs out from external bank at ESE and extends NE for c. 62m before fading out. Fosse can only be traced where outer bank survives NE->NW. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to E. There is an ovoid depression in SE quadrant (D 0.65m; 4.7m N-S; 14m E-W).
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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