Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killaghteen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killaghteen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.44391, -9.11396
- SMR number
- LI036-050----
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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 pasture, on slight E-facing slope. Circular area (32.6m N-S; 35.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m) with external fosse (D 0.15m; Wth 2.3m). Enclosing element is covered by trees and bushes. Entrance (Wth 5m) through bank at ESE; gaps (Wth 2m) at NNE, SSE and NE. Interior slopes down to E, and is covered by waterlogged pasture. Field boundary kinks around enclosure, 15m out from edge, SW->N.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 329/19 on 05/10/2002.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
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