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Ringfort - rath

Killonahan, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Killonahan, 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
Killonahan
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.55331, -8.71395
SMR number
LI021-063----

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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

In elevated pasture on a slight E-facing slope with good views in all directions. Located at the southern tip of Killonahan 150m N of the townland boundary with Rathbranagh, 90m E of the townland boundary with Garranroe and 100m W of the townland boundary with Ballylusky. The ringfort (LI021-060----) lies 150m to the W. The site is depicted as a circular fort on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. 40m), a trigonometrical station is located on the NE ringfort bank indicating that the monument occupies a local high spot. Inspected by the ASI in 2000 and described raised circular-shaped area (int. diam. 30m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4.6m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.7m) and an external fosse (Wth 4.7m; int. D 0.7m; ext. D 0.3m) with an entrance gap (Wth 2m) at SSW. The interior was level, dry and overgrown. A later field boundary (orientated NE-SW) runs along the NW side of the fosse. The site is visible on Google Earth orthoimages 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: 12 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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