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Ringfort - rath

Milltown (Connello Lower By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Milltown, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Milltown (Connello Lower By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1923)
Coordinates
52.52299, -8.84800
SMR number
LI029-050----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In gently undulating pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been truncated by farm passage on NW side. Baulk of earth, bulldozed to make passageway, has been pushed back c. 6m over area of enclosure. A slurry pit borders passage on N side. Surviving sub-circular area (28m SW-NE) is defined by scarped edge (H 0.5m; Wth 0.8m) NNE->W. Scarp is stone-faced in manner of surrounding field boundaries. Interior has uneven surface covered by nettles and thistles. A marshy area adjoins base of scarp along SW arc.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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