Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cappananty, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappananty
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.42330, -8.77003
- SMR number
- LI038-124----
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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
Atop low rise in low-lying gently undulating pasture. Circular area (45m N-S; 46m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with intervening fosse (Wth 1.7m), and with slight trace of external fosse (D c. 0.1m; Wth 1.8m) ENE->E and NW. Inner bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.6m), best preserved at WNW, worn down to scarp-like edge N->SSW. Outer bank (int. H 1.6m; ext. H 1.9m), best preserved along SW arc, is much denuded at NNW, NE and SSE; break in bank at NE (Wth 3m) matched by denuded section of inner bank. Interior under pasture with gradual dip down into E quadrant and slight dip towards centre. Bushes and briars mask enclosing banks along SW arc.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.