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Ringfort - rath

Loughgur, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Loughgur, 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
Loughgur
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1927)
Coordinates
52.52129, -8.50076
SMR number
LI032-068----

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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 pasture on a slight SE-facing slope with goods views in all directions 5m W of the townland boundary with Cahercorney where a small stream runs S. Located 100m NE of a cashel (LI032-066----); 450m ENE of a standing stone (LI032-065----) and 390m NNW of Knockbolg House (NIAH Reg. No. 21903217). The site is not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 28m) on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. O’Kelly (1944, 28) described the site as a stone fort consisting of ‘a small structure now very collapsed. On the W side where a modern fence has been built the rampart has entirely disappeared. A gap 15’ [4.57m] wide on the E side is probably the entrance. None of the facing stones of the bank are visible. There is no fosse. The overall diameter is 88’ [26.82m] and the maximum height of the rampart is 4’ [1.22m]. Situated on the SE side of Knockroe Hill’. The site is covered by sod that has accumulated over the cashel bank visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 20/03/2018; 28/06/2018 and 20/09/2020.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 18 November 2020

See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 304/36 taken 13/09/2002.

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

O'Kelly, M.J. 1944 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 4, 16-53.

Nearby in the register

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

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