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Ringfort - rath

Kilderry (Pubblebrien By.),Kildonnell, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Kilderry, Kildonnell, 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
Kilderry (Pubblebrien By.),Kildonnell
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Partially hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Partially hchured (1841)
Coordinates
52.54683, -8.63629
SMR number
LI022-152----

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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, immediately E of townland boundary with Kilderry and 48m N of townland boundary with Kilcurly. An enclosure (LI022-163----) lies 245m to SW and a field system (LI022-248----) 280m to NE. Depicted as a semi-circular shaped earthwork with townland boundary with Kilderry forming E side of monument on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Possible that the monument was originally a circular shaped enclosure bisected by the townland boundary with the W half of the monument which was levelled located in the townland of Kilderry. A small quarry hole is shown in W half of the monument on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map.
Site visited by the ASI in 2000 and described as an overgrown raised crescent-shaped area (c.12m N-S; c.12m E-W) defined by a bank mainly reduced to a scarp (Wth 2.4m; H 1.1m) from N-E-S-SW with a field boundary along the top of the scarp from N-E-S-SE. Disturbance to the site has been caused by old quarrying (diam. 6m) at W. The interior is undulating with possible upcast spoil from the quarry. A field boundary running E-W to the S of the site depicted on the 1897 ed. OS 25 inch map has been removed. Known locally as a 'fort', the overgrown site is visible on the Google Earth orthoimage taken in 2018.

See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 14 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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