Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathfreedy, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathfreedy
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rathfreedy - hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.45333, -8.97902
- SMR number
- LI037-046----
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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. 52m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 3.1m) with external fosse (D 1.9m; Wth 4.8m). Break in bank (Wth. 1.8m) with causeway (Wth. 3.8m) across fosse at N. Fosse infilled with refuse W->NW; otherwise it is waterlogged. Interior level and covered by mature sycamore and whitethorn trees.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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