Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castlefarm, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlefarm
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.48599, -8.44545
- SMR number
- LI032-143----
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
Enclosure described in 1943 as following; 'This monument consists of a circular mound with a slightly hollow centre. It is probable that this platform had a bank around its edge. There is no fosse and the entrance is not recognisable. The greatest height of the mound is 5' [1.5m] and its overall diameter is 100' [30m]. It is situated in good low-land. A modern fence has cut into it on the south-west side' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 179). The outline of the monument is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 27 February 2020
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
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- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Water mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.