Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardlaman, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardlaman
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.54407, -8.98688
- SMR number
- LI019-229----
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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 of limestone ridge. Roughly circular area (27.5m N-S; 29.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.95m) WSW->NNW, and defined by scarped edge (H 0.95m; Wth 5m) elsewhere. Enclosure is in NE corner of field; dry-stone boundary wall runs along foot of bank NW->SE. Gap (Wth 5.5m) through boundary wall at N provides access to enclosure from field to N. Interior is under pasture and slopes down to S.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.