Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathanny, County Limerick, Ireland
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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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 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
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Flat cemeteryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.