Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Aughalin, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aughalin
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.46548, -8.93265
- SMR number
- LI037-020----
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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 gentle S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 41m) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks. Inner bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m) has been removed ESE->SSE. External bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.35m) and intervening fosse (Wth 1.4m) present WSW->ESE. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 8m) at centre of interior. Otherwise interior, which is under pasture, slopes down gently to S.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.