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
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 52.40078, -9.05072
- SMR number
- LI044-138----
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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. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) truncated on E side by N-S field boundary and crossed by another field boundary near its N end. Enclosing element of two concentric earthen banks has been substantially levelled but is now best preserved WSW-NW: inner bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.15m); intermediary fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 7.8m); external bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m); external water-logged fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 5.5m). Possible entrance at (Wth 6m) at SSW. Interior has slightly uneven surface and is partially covered by rushes.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.