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Ringfort - rath

Knocknagranshy, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Knocknagranshy, 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
Knocknagranshy
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.54239, -8.66588
SMR number
LI022-118----

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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 slight E-facing slope with excellent views in all directions except to S. Knocknagranshy Church (LI022-117001-) and graveyard (LI022-117002-) 160m to S. Surveyed by the ASI in 2000 when described as a raised circular shaped area (diam. 30m) defined by a bank mainy reduced to a scarped edge (H 0.6m), which has stone revetting visible from S to NW, and an external fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 0.4m). A field boundary runs along the outer edge of fosse from NE to SE while a remnant field boundary intersects the monument at S. The interior is level and densely overgrown as shown on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020.

See attached Google Earth orthoimage

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 31 July 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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