Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockbweeheen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockbweeheen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisnagreeve - Hachured (1923
- Coordinates
- 52.51948, -9.08717
- SMR number
- LI028-003----
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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)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Circular area (33.5m N-S; 32.5m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with an intervening fosse. Inner bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.55m) has gaps at SE (Wth 3.6m) and NW (Wth 2.7m). Flat-topped outer bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.6m) is higher internally W->E (int. H 2.15m to base of fosse) and is covered with dense overgrowth. No definite gap in outer bank but a slight lowering occurs at SE opposite gap in inner bank. Fosse (Wth 3.5m) has marshy base and narrows to 2m SW->WNW. Interior slopes gently down to SE and is under rough pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.