Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ashgrove, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ashgrove
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.46491, -9.10506
- SMR number
- LI036-008----
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
In pasture, on a slight E-facing slope. Circular area (24.6m N-S; 25.3m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 1.4m; Wth 0.95m), with external fosse (D 0.3m) W->E. Field clearance debris has been dumped atop scarp to form bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.8m) WSW->NNW. Fosse most pronounced NNW->E. Entrance (Wth 6m) via ramp across scarped edge at SW. Interior level, dry and clear of overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 23/04/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.