Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathreagh Beg, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathreagh Beg
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.51663, -9.03423
- SMR number
- LI028-044----
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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
On gentle rise, in undulating pasture. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. However, it is now evident as circular area (diam. 36m) defined by scarped edge (H 0.45m; Wth 2.7m), with external fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.1m) E->NW. Interior and ground surrounding site is noticeable uneven, and under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.