Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ardgoul North, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardgoul North
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.55447, -8.97496
- SMR number
- LI020-048----
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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 gently undulating pasture, in area of outcropping limestone. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 16m) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.7m) W->SSW and defined by scarped edge (H 0.7m; Wth 4m) SSW->NNE. Enclosing element is masked by overgrowth NNE->W. Interior slopes down to NE and is partially covered by overgrowth. Dry-stone wall immediately to W separates enclosure from orchard and farmhouse. Large rectangular concrete platform has been built c. 4m E of edge of enclosure.
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.