Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Amogan Beg, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Amogan Beg
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lissaborteale - Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.52953, -8.88833
- SMR number
- LI029-042----
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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 undulating pasture, on SE-facing slope below brow of low rise, immediately N of public road. Circular area (diam. c. 45m) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse (Wth 2m; D 1.25m). Bank (int. H 1.45m; ext. H 3m), heavily masked by dense overgrowth, is best preserved along SW arc. Fosse widens and shallows along E side (Wth 4m; D 0.45m). Break in bank (Wth 2.8m) at WNW is matched by recently constructed causeway across fosse. Band of short yellow grass (Wth c. 3m) runs along outer edge of fosse NW->NE. Interior is completely covered by dense overgrowth. A field boundary skirts outer edge of fosse on E side.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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