Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilmore, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmore
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.45584, -8.74164
- SMR number
- LI038-037----
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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 undulating pasture, at foot of S-facing slope. Circular area (36.5m N-S) enclosed by three concentric earthen banks (Bank 1: int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m; Bank 2: int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1m; Bank 3: int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m) with intervening fosses and external fosse (D 0.9m; Wth 1.2m). Two outermost banks only evident NW->S. Entrance through banks (Wth 4.5m) at SSE; narrow gap through banks at N. Interior covered by coniferous trees and dense undergrowth.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.