Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilmihil (connello Upper By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmihil (connello Upper By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.45866, -8.84699
- SMR number
- LI037-042----
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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
National monument No. 538. In pasture, on gentle W-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 0.65m) with an external fosse (D 0.35m; Wth 1.5m). Low earthen bank runs radially out from site at ESE. Interior, and most of enclosing element, are covered by dense overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.