Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockuregare, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockuregare
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.44877, -8.57662
- SMR number
- LI039-036----
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (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
In pasture, 61m W of townland boundary with Ballingayrour, an enclosure (LI030-195----) lies 406m to NE. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as circular shaped area enclosed by a bank. Shown on the 1897 ed. Osi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. c. 22m) defined by a scarp and external fosse from SW-W-NW. Monument visible as circular-shaped area enclosed by tree lined bank from N-E and S-W-N on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12. Traces of an external fosse from S-W visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 28/06/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 15 April 2021
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.