Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kiltanna, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kiltanna
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923).
- Coordinates
- 52.45428, -8.96328
- SMR number
- LI037-008001-
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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 level pasture. Circular area (diam. 29m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.65m) with an external fosse (D 0.6m; Wth 2m). Interior level and covered by mature trees but clear of undergrowth. Conjoined on S side to similar enclosure (LI037-00802-); outer line of southern enclosure is 4m due south of outer line of fosse of northern enclosure.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 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.