Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilcolman West, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcolman West
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.47283, -8.93721
- SMR number
- LI029-089----
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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
In pasture, on steep N-facing slope. Sub-circular area (32.5m N-S; 30.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 2.95m) NW->SSW, with external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.3m) NNW->NNE; enclosing element has been removed SSW->NW. Remnants of stone revetment evident along inner bank face NE->ESE and on outer face at NNW. Breaks in bank at ESE (Wth 2m) and SSE (Wth 2m). External bank face is much denuded by cattle NW->N. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to N. Small square field, depicted immediately to NE on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been removed.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.