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Ringfort - rath

Rahanagh, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Rahanagh, 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
Rahanagh
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1924)
Coordinates
52.41854, -9.10033
SMR number
LI036-117----

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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. Site is tightly enclosed by earthen field boundary, except at NW where portion of boundary is removed; enclosed area is covered by mature trees and dense undergrowth. Circular area (diam. 29m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.3m) with an external fosse (D. 0.3m; Wth 3.8m). A field boundary completely encircles site, a short distance (c. 10m) outside enclosing element except NNE->ESE where it runs along outer edge of fosse. Bank levelled (Wth 12m) NW->NNE, and there is corresponds gap in surrounding field boundary. Fosse is infilled NW->NNE with debris from removed section of field boundary. Interior level, dry and almost completely covered by impenetrable overgrowth. There is a small pool (diam. 3m) of water in NW quadrant.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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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