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
- Lisnagilla - Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.52110, -9.08217
- SMR number
- LI028-005----
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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 pasture, on S-facing slope immediately below brow of hill. Roughly circular area (55m N-S; 49.5m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with an intervening fosse. Inner bank most substantial S->W (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 3.1m). Outer bank (int. H 1.75m; ext. H 0.4m) separated from inner bank by deep fosse (Wth 2.2m). Breaks in inner bank at E (Wth 6.5m) and causeway entrance at S (Wth 6.5m). Outer bank has been eroded by cattle at S. A public road runs immediately outside enclosing element at W. Interior slopes gently up towards centre 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
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.