Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Raheenagh, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Raheenagh
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.38524, -9.02025
- SMR number
- LI044-121----
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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. 30m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, now largely inaccessible as covered by dense overgrowth. Short sections of enclosing element are accessible showing it consists of earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m) with external fosse (D 0.9m; Wth 1.2m). Gap (Wth 2m) in bank at ESE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.