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Hillfort

Rathcannon, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hillfort, Rathcannon, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rathcannon
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured, Knocktwo
Coordinates
52.45623, -8.60844
SMR number
LI039-029----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

The hillfort was recently described in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland as following; 'Sub oval multiple enclosure positioned at the summit of an isolated hill, with excellent views overlooking the surrounding low-lands. The site has a total footprint of approximately 2.9ha. Bivallate for its entire circuit with no recorded entrance features. The enclosing elements are widely spaced and are separated by 23 - 200m. This variation is due to the outer enclosing element following the contours of the natural limestone plateau. No evidence for any internal features on the surface (Grogan 2005, 113). The central enclosing element is depicted in the first and second editions of the Ordnance Survey maps. Condit (1995, 36) released a basic plan of the site in 1995.' (http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/IR0686.html)

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 30 January 2020

References

Condit, T. 1995 Hillfort discoveries near Killaloe, Co. Clare. Archaeology Ireland 9 (1), 34-7.

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Grogan, E. 2005 The North Munster Project, Vol. 2. Bray. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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