Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Boolaglass, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Boolaglass
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.57757, -8.96167
- SMR number
- LI020-008----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, atop low rise, in area of outcropping limestone. Monument, depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m), is now very heavily masked by dense overgrowth of bushes and trees. Short stretch of earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.45m) accessible N->NE. D-shaped annex (6m N-S; 3.5m E-W) at NE is enclosed by curved earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.8m) S->N, and defined by linear field wall on E side. Interior is covered by dense overgrowth.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.