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
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.55005, -8.48022
- SMR number
- LI023-044----
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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, level pasture with coniferous plantation to N. Circular area (dims. 19.5m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 13.3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.9m) almost reduced in places to a scarp, with an external fosse (basal Wth 3.65m; total Wth 14.35m; D 0.6m). Possible entrance (basal Wth 5m; total Wth 10m) at ESE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 14 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.