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
- 52.53820, -8.98860
- SMR number
- LI019-228----
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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 SW-facing slope, immediately N of stream. Circular area (26.7m N-S; 24.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.85m). Bank is best preserved N->S, but becomes scarp-like S->NW. Entrance at N (Wth 3.1m) now blocked by mound of rubble and domestic rubbish which extends N for 9.3m. A similar heap of rubble has been dumped against external bank face at NE. Level interior under rough pasture. It contain stumps of a number of mature trees; site located within demesne of Riddlestown Park and shown covered by trees on 1923 OS 6-inch map. A stream runs immediately outside enclosing element at SE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.