Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Bohard, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bohard
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.39034, -8.92343
- SMR number
- LI045-050----
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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. Site depicted as embanked circular enclosure on 1841 OS 6-inch map has been partially levelled. It is now evident as circular area (22m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.55m), with an external fosse (D 0.15m; Wth 5m) NW->NE and E->SW, but a field boundary runs along line of fosse SW->NW. Interior is level and under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.