Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolanoran, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolanoran
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.47860, -9.02268
- SMR number
- LI028-144----
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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 gentle N-facing slope, immediately N of farmhouse and yard. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m), has been levelled. According to local information levelled c. 1978 when a slurry-pit built over most of its S half, and spoil from pit used to infill waterlogged fosse. Only remains of enclosure now evident is arc of scarp (H 0.55m; Wth 6m) NNW->NE. Pump house built immediately to SE of site.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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