Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Caherelly East, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherelly East
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.55257, -8.49121
- SMR number
- LI023-039----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In rough, damp pasture, occupying most of a small field. Roughly circular area (28m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by scarped edge (Wth 6m; H 1.75m) SW-NNW and a more gentle scarp (Wth 1.5m; H 0.3m) NNW-SW. Wide, flat-bottomed external fosse (basal Wth 8m; total Wth 15.75m; D 0.4m) SW-NNW. Fosse area and rest of exterior covered in dense growth of rushes. Interior built up by high scarp on W-side and slopes downward sharply to E. Field boundary flanks monument to S and E.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 12 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.