Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ahawilk, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ahawilk
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.37805, -9.01012
- SMR number
- LI044-079----
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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 200m W of the Bunoke River and 80m NE of the townland boundary with Gorteen. Depicted as a circular-shaped area enclosed by a bank on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 31m) enclosed by a bank with a post 1700 field boundary enclosing it from S-W-NW and from SE-E-S. Evidence of quarrying activity at N and in centre of the monument. Outline of monument delimited by trees with a possible entrance gap at S is clearly visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 6 August 2021
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.