Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathfarra, County Limerick, Ireland
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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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 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.