Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Oldcourt, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldcourt
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.52800, -8.85648
- SMR number
- LI029-049----
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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 gently undulating terrain. Site, located in NE corner of field, has been fenced off and is now heavily masked by overgrowth. Oval area (c. 35m N-S; c. 25m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank, with external fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 0.2m) SSE->NW. Bank (int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.6m), best preserved at NW, is stone-faced externally SSE->WNW where it is incorporated into field boundary system. Interior is completely covered in dense overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Hearthunder 1 mi
- Hearthunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.