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Ringfort - rath

Dromloughan North, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Dromloughan North, 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
Dromloughan North
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.55119, -8.68463
SMR number
LI022-060----

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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 level pasture on slight E-facing slope with moderate views in all directions, 134m E of townland boundary with Fearoe, an enclosure (LI022-061----) lies 122m to NE. Present remains consist of a slightly raised circular shaped area (26m N-S; 28.2m E-W ) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m) from NNW through E to SSW and by a post-1700 dry stone field boundary from SSW to NNW. The interior of the site is bisected by a post-1700 field boundary running NW-SE. The interior is level and clear of overgrowth with sections of bank removed at S and W giving access. The monument is visible as a circular enclosure bisected by a field boundary on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020.

See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google Earth orthophoto taken 14/02/2020

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 5 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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