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
- 52.48492, -9.07349
- SMR number
- LI028-129----
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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 E-facing slope. Oval area (28m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.95m; Wth 6m) NE->SSW, and enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 1.2m) SSW->NNW, and by slightly curving field boundary probably incorporating bank NNW->NNE. Interior is under pasture and slopes gently down to E. Opening, with gate, through bank at NNW leading onto slightly raised trackway (Wth 4.1m) which crosses N edge of enclosure on E-W axis. Field boundaries, not shown on 1923 OS 6-inch map, abut bank at SSW and W.
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.