Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tuogh (kenry By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tuogh (kenry By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.57058, -8.83965
- SMR number
- LI021-001----
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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 rough pasture, on S-facing slope at W end of ridge. Roughly circular area (30m N-S; 29.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.95m), with external fosse (D 0.65m; Wth 1.4m) S->NE, and counterscarp bank (ext. H 0.5m) S->N. Field boundaries abut enclosure at NE and NW. Enclosing element is covered by dense overgrowth on NE side. Interior, in rough pasture, slopes gently up towards perimeter. A mature ash tree stands at centre.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.