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Ringfort - rath

Dromin (Macturlough), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Dromin (Macturlough), 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
Dromin (Macturlough)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1924)
Coordinates
52.45543, -9.10877
SMR number
LI036-007----

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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)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In level pasture, on centre top of broad E-W running ridge. Oval area (34.4m N-S; 39.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 1.1m; Wth 1.2m) with external fosse (D 1.1m; Wth 3.1m). Recently constructed entrance (Wth 4.7m) with causeway across fosse at ESE. Field boundary runs along outer line of fosse WSW->NW; field boundaries which abutted enclosure at NNW, SW and SE and crossed S end of interior have all been removed. Interior slopes gently down to E, is dry and in pasture except S end which is covered by overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 23/04/2006.

References

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

Nearby in the register

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

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