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Ringfort - rath

Fanningstown (Coshma By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Fanningstown, 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
Fanningstown (Coshma By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.55036, -8.73663
SMR number
LI021-050----

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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)
  • 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

On level pasture with moderate views in all directions, enclosure (LI021-046----) 200m to WNW and Fanningstown Castle (LI021-047----) 300m to SW. The enclosure is not shown on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map and is first depicted on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. 45m) surrounded by a wide fosse which only survives on the S and NW side , the E side of the site is truncated by a later field boundary. Site surveyed by the ASI in 2000 and described as largely levelled with very low relief remains visible. It consisted of a slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 22m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by a scarped edge. The scarped edge where the former fosse is located survived as a distinct slope from the edge of the interior of the monument down to the surrounding field surface (Wth 3.4m; D 0.2m). The ringfort is visible on Google Earth orthophotos taken 28/06/2018 and 14/02/2020.

See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by the ASI and Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 11 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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