Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dromkeen South, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromkeen South
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gortbally Fort - Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.57043, -8.40652
- SMR number
- LI024-002----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In damp pasture, on a slight NE-facing slope. Circular area (18m N-S; 20m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 4.7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.8m) with external fosse (Wth 3.35m; D 0.15m). bank is best defined SE-SW (int. H 0.5m) but overgrown by scrub.. Breached (Wth 1.2m) in bank at ESE and twice at NNE (Wths 1.0m and 0.7m). Fosse and interior recently planted with saplings.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 3 December 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.