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
- Indicated (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.52135, -8.81346
- SMR number
- LI030-006----
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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 level pasture. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.9m) covered by dense overgrowth. Bank abutted by field walls at N and E. At NW a short run (L 14m) of earthen bank travels out tangentially from enclosing bank in NE direction; there is corresponding gap through both banks close to their junction. Second gap through enclosing bank to SW (Wth 1.5m). Most of interior covered by dense overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Pitunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.