Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilscannell, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilscannell
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.50139, -9.01731
- SMR number
- LI028-112----
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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
On slight rise, in gently undulating pasture. Circular area (35m N-S; 33.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 1.45m) with external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.65m) WNW->E, and defined by scarped edge (H 0.8m; Wth 8m) E->WNW. Bank is covered by dense overgrowth and organic debris has been dumped against its outer face. Fosse is heavily poached by cattle. Field boundary overlies bank WNW->E. Interior, under pasture, slopes gently down to SE. According to report (McMahon & Rynne) bank levelled E->WNW to present condition by mechanical excavator in 1985.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.