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Ringfort - rath

Dromin South, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Dromin South, 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
Dromin South
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1924)
Coordinates
52.44013, -8.58419
SMR number
LI039-084----

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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

In pasture immediately S of the townland boundary with Dromin North. Possible enclosure (LI039-083----) lies 45m to W. Not depicted on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Shown as an antiquity on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map where it is depicted as a circular-shaped area (diam. 3c. 6m) enclosed by bank, except at E where levelled by boundary of woodland plantation. On both maps it is depicted within a woodland plantation. The 1840 edition shows a pathway leading from a designed landscape immediately S of Dromin R.C. Chapel. Outline of well preserved monument visible on OSi orthophotos 2005-22 where enclosed by grass-covered field walls. Fairly well preserved monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019 with possible entrance at S, intersected at W by field wall which connects to possible enclosure (LI039-083----).

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Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 28 April 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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