Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tulligmacthomas, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tulligmacthomas
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.37295, -8.92535
- SMR number
- LI045-047----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on land sloping down to E towards stream. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled and incorporated into pasture field. However, it is still discernible as circular area (35m N-S; 38m E-W) enclosed by low rise (H 0.1m; Wth 1m) with external fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 2m). Interior slopes down gently towards centre. According to local information site was levelled in mid 1980s.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.