Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Riddlestown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Riddlestown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.53324, -8.99074
- SMR number
- LI019-225----
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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 break in NW-facing slope. Roughly circular area (23.8m N-S; 23.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.6m; Wth 5.5m). Scarp is best preserved E->WNW but becomes very indistinct WNW->N, and is distinct but low N->E (H 0.55m; Wth 4.1m). Entire site is under pasture and level except for N third which slopes down to NNW. Field boundary skirts base of scarp at NE.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.