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Ringfort - rath

Dunkip, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Dunkip, 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
Dunkip
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.51050, -8.64287
SMR number
LI031-130----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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 a clearance within a commercial forestry plantation 40m S of townland boundary with Rathmore and 320m N of Camoge River. Enclosure (LI031-128----) lies 200m to NW. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Identified as a circular enclosure from examination of aerial photograph (BGE 1:10,000 No. 37) of the region associated with the Bord Gáis Curraghliegh West-Limerick gas pipeline. Visible as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 40m) enclosed by a possible bank on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/02/2020.

See attached photocopy of gas pipeline aerial and Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 1 April 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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