Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Meanus, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Meanus
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.52196, -8.60425
- SMR number
- LI031-122----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Monument described by O'Kelly (1942-3, 235) as following; 'This consists of a circular earthen platform surrounded by a water-logged fosse. The height of the platform over the fosse bottom is 7' [2.1m] and the overall diameter is 160' [48.7m]. The entrance is not recognisable. The south side of the fosse is heavily overgrown. It is situated in good low-land'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 01 August 2019
References
O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.
Nearby in the register
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.