Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Callow, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Callow
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.55498, -8.91337
- SMR number
- LI020-072----
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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)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Atop hill, in area of scrub surrounded by pasture fields. Formerly circular area (diam. 26m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 2.10m) with external fosse (D 0.95m; Wth 1.3m) NE->NW. Enclosing element has been removed NW->NE by quarrying which has also removed part of interior (14.5m N-S; 13.4m E-W) on this side. Limit of quarried area now marked by dump of limestone boulders. Enclosing element is masked by dense overgrowth. Causeway entrance (Wth 2.9m) at SSE. Surviving portion of interior has very uneven surface, with dump of quarry spoil in SW quadrant.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.