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Ringfort - rath

Tulligmacthomas, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Tulligmacthomas, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Tulligmacthomas
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.37788, -8.92527
SMR number
LI045-048----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 gently to W. Monument, depicted as tri-vallate 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 (diam. 41m), defined by scarped edge (H 0.2m; Wth 1.4m) with two external concentric banks. Middle bank (H 0.1m; Wth 2.3m) separated from scarp by short space (Wth 2m). Outer bank (H 0.1m; Wth 2m) is only evident NE->E and WSW->NNW. Surrounding field boundaries have been removed and land drained. According to local information enclosure levelled to present state in 1970s.

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 9/1956).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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