Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killaghteen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killaghteen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.44074, -9.08506
- SMR number
- LI036-059----
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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 garden of private dwelling, on level ground. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been severely altered by incorporation into garden. Defining scarped edge (H 0.75m; Wth 0.9m) with external fosse (D 0.6m; Wth 1.8m) survives SW->E but otherwise levelled; this shows site was clearly circular (diam. 30m E-W) in plan. Field boundary runs along outer line of fosse WSW->NW. Fosse at W used as dump for domestic rubbish. Interior has been tilled and drained as part of garden.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.