Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gardenfield, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gardenfield
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.41224, -9.06966
- SMR number
- LI044-023----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Immediately S of cottage, in back garden under rough pasture. Roughly-circular area (diam. 30m) defined by scarped edge (H 1m; Wth 2m) which is best preserved E->SE where it borders marshy area. Scarp is faced with stones SE->SW where it forms part of a property boundary. A garage stands on line of scarp at NW, and a shed at SW.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.