Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tankardstown North, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tankardstown North
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured, 276 Ft.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.41615, -8.63030
- SMR number
- LI039-105----
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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 improved pasture immediately E of townland boundary with Ballyhinnaught. Ring-ditch (LI047-107----) 85m to S. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a circular-shaped area (diam. 27m) enclosed by a bank with external drainage channel from NW-E-SW. Outline of monument is visible as a circular-shaped area delimited by trees on aerial photograph ASIAP (372) 24 taken 10/05/2003 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages and ASIAP aerial photograph.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 4 May 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.