Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolrus, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolrus
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.44041, -8.74418
- SMR number
- LI038-072----
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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 shoulder of SE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (42.4m SW-NE; 39.2m SE-NW) defined SW->S by scarped edge (H 1.5m; Wth 1.5), and enclosed S->SW by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) with external fosse (D 0.7m; Wth 1.4m) with berm (Wth c. 1.8m) between bank and fosse. Interior under pasture except NW quadrant which is covered by nettles and is slightly raised above level of rest of interior.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.