Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Adare, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Adare
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.55958, -8.81086
- SMR number
- LI021-031----
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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)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (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
On level ground formerly known as ‘Old Park’, a surviving element of Adare Demesne planted with mature deciduous trees. The monument is depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped ringfort standing in the Deerpark of Adare Manor. On the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map a wide external fosse is depicted enclosing the central area of the ringfort. Site surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as consisting of a raised circular-shaped area (int. dims. 27.5m N-S x 27m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.6m; H 4.2m) external fosse (Wth 10.5m; D 1.5m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) at E. Fosse largely infilled from NE to SE. Interior slopes slightly to SE. Fosse and bank appear to have been re-modelled as a demesne feature possibly in the post-1700 period. The ringfort is covered in mature Ash trees visible on Google earth orthophoto taken 28/06/2018 and 29/03/2012.
See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by the ASI and Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 28 July 2020
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.