Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Camas, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Camas
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.39552, -9.04784
- SMR number
- LI044-064----
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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 level pasture. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. However, it is still evident as circular area (diam. 32m) defined by a scarped edge (H 0.2m; Wth 1m) SE->NE, with faint trace of external fosse (2.8m; D 0.15m) SE->NW. Field boundary and watercourse run along line of fosse NE->SE. Level interior under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.