Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Boherload, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Boherload
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.58278, -8.58526
- SMR number
- LI022-049----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture on slight E facing slope with excellent views in all directions, 100m W of townland boundary with Partatotaun, an enclosure (LI022-050----) lies 165m to SE. Present remains consist of a raised oval shaped area (dims. 52m N-S) defined by scarp with external fosse (int. D 0.45m; ext. D 0.5m; base Wth 2.7m; top Wth 6.1m) deepest from SW to W. Monument is visible as an oval shaped enclosure lined with trees on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019.
See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google Earth orthoimage.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 30 July 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.