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
- 52.51640, -9.02333
- SMR number
- LI028-054----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In undulating pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Oval area (32m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank with external fosse. Bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1.3m) is best preserved S->N, but heavily eroded elsewhere (int. H 0.3m). Fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.45m) is littered with loose stones, particularly at SW. Large stones have been dumped along top of bank S->NW and in SE quadrant of interior. Interior is generally clear of overgrowth and slopes very gently down to E. Field boundary, indicated on 1923 OS 6-inch map abutting bank at E, has been removed. Ringfort (LI028-055---) 30m to N.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.