Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cooltomin, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cooltomin
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.54551, -9.00494
- SMR number
- LI019-162----
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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 low-lying marshy ground. Sub-circular area (31m N-S; 27.2m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank, with external fosse (Wth 3.2m; D 0.4m) WSW->NW. Bank (int. H 1.25m; ext. H 2.4m), heavily masked by overgrowth, is best preserved at WNW. Entrance (Wth 4.5m) at E. Field boundary skirts around SW arc with drain opening into fosse at SW. Interior, only accessible at edges due to vegetation overgrowth, appears to rise gently towards centre; debris (including shell of old car) has been dumped against inner bank face at NW.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
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