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Ringfort - rath

Finniterstown, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Finniterstown, 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
Finniterstown
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.53241, -8.80934
SMR number
LI021-077----

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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

Atop low rise, in gently undulating pasture. D-shaped area (23m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.3m; Wth 6m) ENE->NW, and enclosed on N side by dry-stone field wall travelling E-W. No trace of scarped edge or raised area on N side of field wall though 1841 OS 6-inch map shows enclosure as complete circle (diam. c. 30m). Field boundary shown abutting scarped edge to SW on 1923 OS 6-inch map has been removed. Scarp overlain by earthen bank (H c. 0.5m) ENE->SW; this probably remains of field boundary. Break in scarp at E (Wth c. 7m) used by cattle accessing interior. Interior and enclosing element are overgrown by briars and nettles.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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