Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lodge, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lodge
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.48841, -8.41544
- SMR number
- LI032-156----
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
Earthwork described in 1942-3 as following; 'This is a high circular mound surrounded by a deep wide fosse. The top of the mound slopes off to the south-east side. There is no bank on its edge or outside it. Its maximum height over the fosse-bottom is 11' [3.3m] and the overall diameter is 211' [64m]. Situated in good low-land' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 239). Outline of monument clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 6 March 2020
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 352/9 taken on 05/01/2003.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.