Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathfreedy, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathfreedy
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.44513, -8.97423
- SMR number
- LI037-047----
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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 slight S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 42m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 2m) with external fosse (D 1.3m; Wth 1.8m). Break (Wth 2m) through bank at NE. Field boundary encloses site c. 2m outside external edge of fosse. Interior, covered by rough grazing but with some scrub and trees, is covered by low corrugations which are probably remains of cultivation ridges.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.