Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolrus, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolrus
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.44124, -8.72797
- SMR number
- LI038-083----
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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. Circular area (diam. c. 20m) defined by scarped edge (H 0.65m; Wth 1.1m) with external fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 1.5m); entire site obscured by dense overgrowth, particularly interior. Scarp partially levelled on NE side.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.