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Ringfort - rath

Cahirduff, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Cahirduff, 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
Cahirduff
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52758, -8.67361
SMR number
LI031-223----

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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 level pasture in the NW corner of a field with numerous natural undulations 185m NW of the townland boundary with Monaster North. A ringfort (LI031-007----) is located 210m to ESE and a ringfort (LI031-006----) lies 165m to NE. The site is not depicted on OSi historic maps although it is visible on both on both the OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-2013. Identified by the ASI in 2008 during field survey of a ringfort (LI031-007----) in the same field. The site consists of a raised oval-shaped area (dims. 22m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by a levelled bank (Wth 14.9m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.75m) almost reduced to a scarp. Obvious entrance gap (overall Wth 10.0m; basal Wth 3.0m) at S. Interior slopes down gently from the levelled bank to a level area in the centre. Exterior of bank truncated by field boundary (orientated WSW-ENE) on the NW and N side of the fort. A second field boundary (orientated N-S) includes a deep drain close to the ringfort bank on the W side. Livestock erosion visible on the external face of the bank at SE. Possible traces of an external fosse visible from NNE-S. Raised area to S of entrance may be natural and forms terminus of fosse. The site is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 16/03/2016 and 14/02/2020.

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Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 28 October 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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