Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolacokery, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolacokery
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.47460, -9.03875
- SMR number
- LI028-138----
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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
In pasture, on gentle NE-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with intervening fosse (Wth 1.6m), but enclosing element truncated E->SE by trackway travelling NE-SSW; enclosure is depicted as complete circle on 1841 OS 6-inch map. Trackway has now been removed, apart from that portion crossing enclosure. Inner bank is covered by dense overgrowth, apart from section at SSW (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.8m), and has been eroded by cattle in places. Outer bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.6m) is mostly covered by dumps of rubble and earth. Interior is covered by trees and bushes.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.