Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilrodane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilrodane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.48274, -9.07372
- SMR number
- LI028-127----
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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 gentle S-facing slope. Circular area (c. 26m NNW-SSE) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with an intervening fosse (Wth 2.8m). Both inner bank (int. H c. 1m; ext. H 1.45m) and external bank (int. H 1.15m; ext. H 0.6m) are covered by dense overgrowth except SW->N where fosse is used as rubbish dump. Entrance (Wth 2.2m) through both banks at SSE. Interior level, waterlogged with covered with rough-pasture and irises. Field boundary abuts enclosure at SSE, on N side of entrance.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.