Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Finniterstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Finniterstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.52616, -8.81452
- SMR number
- LI030-005----
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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)
- 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 pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Roughly circular area (19m N-S; 23m E-W) divided, W-of-centre, by straight N-S avenue (Wth c. 3m) leading to disused farmyard to N. Avenue defined on W side by dry-stone wall; where avenue cuts enclosing element to N is pair of gate piers. Site is enclosed by earthen bank (H c. 0.5m), stone-faced externally NW->SE where it act as field boundary. Bank abutted by field boundaries at SE, SW and WSW. Interior of enclosure to W of avenue is covered by recent dumping of rubble etc. Area to E of avenue under pasture and rises gently up towards enclosing bank.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.