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Ringfort - rath

Castleroberts, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Castleroberts, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Castleroberts
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Partially hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.54809, -8.74697
SMR number
LI021-042----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

In level pasture on a slight W-facing slope, with good views to the SW and NW. Located 160m W of the townland boundary with Fanningstown, 385m SSE of an enclosure (LI021-039----) and 400m W of Fanningstown Castle (LI021-047----). The site is depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Shown as a partially levelled monument consisting of a U-shaped area (approx. dims. 34m N-S; 37m E-W) transected at N by a field boundary running E-W on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Monument appears to have been partially levelled between these map dates when the N field boundary was constructed. Inspected by the ASI in 2000, and described as a raised roughly circular shaped area (int. dims. 26m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth 6.2m; D 0.2m) visible from E-S-W and not visible on the N side where the later field boundary has cut across the N quadrant of the enclosure. Outline of enclosure visible on Google earth orthophotos taken 28/06/2018 and 14/02/2020.

See attached sketch plan surveyed by the ASI and Google Earth orthoimage

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 10 August 2020

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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