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
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.56607, -8.82799
- SMR number
- LI021-005----
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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, atop slight rise. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, now survives as wedge-shaped area (34m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed NE->SW by arc of curving earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.45m), and is defined on W and N sided by dry-stone field walls which meet at NW. Remains of a dry-stone wall runs along top of bank. Interior is level and covered by mature trees.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.