Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dooncaha, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dooncaha
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.54267, -9.10856
- SMR number
- LI019-174----
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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 S-facing slope. Oval area (22.2m N-S; 27.8m E-W) defined by scarped edge, with external fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 0.4m) NW->NNW and NNE->ENE. Scarp best preserved at S (H 2.5m; Wth 2m), but it lowers as it progresses upslope being lowest at N (H 0.25m; Wth 2m). Field boundary runs along top of scarp SE->SW, with another running tangentially to base of scarp along W side. Level interior is under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.