Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Doohyle More, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doohyle More
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.54674, -8.92122
- SMR number
- LI020-063----
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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 SW-facing hill slope. Circular area (diam. 30m) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.45m). Bank, best preserved N->SE, incorporated into field boundary system SSE->W, where dry-stone wall runs along top of bank. Raised area of limestone outcrop adjoins to W. Boulders have been dumped against bank at SE and N. Level interior is covered by mature trees; limestone bedrock breaks surface in places.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.