Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dooally, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dooally
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.46031, -9.08345
- SMR number
- LI036-013----
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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 slight N-facing slope of a low river valley. Circular area (28m N-S; 29m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.2m) NNE->WNW and defined by scarped edge (H 1.2m; Wth 2.1m) WNW->NNE, with an external fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 2.35m) NNE->SE. Gap in bank (Wth 1.5m) at W. Stream runs E-W along base of scarped edge on N side. Fosse infilled with rubble SE->NW; farm trackway runs along line of infilled fosse NW->S. Interior slopes slightly down to N, and is under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.