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Ringfort - rath

Rathanny, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Rathanny, 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
Rathanny
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1927)
Coordinates
52.46851, -8.45169
SMR number
LI040-027----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 reclaimed pasture, immediately S of a watercourse that forms townland boundary with Knockainey West. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as an oval-shaped area (dims. c. 20m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by a scarp. Described by O’Kelly (1944, 32) as a ‘Type B Earthwork’ consisting of; ‘A circular platform with a bank at its edge, surrounded by a fosse. Outside the latter is an outer bank which remains for about half the circumference. The entrance is not recognisable. Overall diameter is 150’ [45.7m]. Well preserved monument visible as circular area enclosed by a poorly preserved scrub-covered bank with wide wet external fosse on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. Outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages and ASI aerial photo (ASIAP (372) 3) taken 10/05/2003.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 15 May 2021

References

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

O'Kelly, M.J. 1944 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 4, 16-53.

Nearby in the register

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

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