Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilcolman (shanid By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcolman (shanid By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.53460, -9.08622
- SMR number
- LI019-186001-
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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 W-facing slope below top of steep-sided hill. Sub-circular area (22.1m N-S; 22.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.15m) ENE->NW; enclosing element truncated by E-W field boundary NW->ENE. Bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.55m), best preserved SSE->S, has gaps at SSW (Wth 2.5m) and WSW (Wth 1.05m). Fosse, best preserved ENE->SSE, shallows SSE->S before fading out entirely SW->W. Interior, under rough pasture, slopes gently down to S. Another ringfort (LI019-18602-) lies immediately to NE and was probably conjoined to this enclosure before construction of field boundary between them.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.