Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolnaknockane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolnaknockane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.35877, -8.88291
- SMR number
- LI045-097----
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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 flat, slightly marshy pasture. Circular area (32m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.35m), with external fosse (D 1.3m; Wth 3m) and counterscarp bank (H 0.25m) NE->ESE; watercourse recently cut along line of fosse ESE->NE. Gap (Wth 4m) in bank at NW much eroded by cattle who have also worn smaller breaks in bank at various points. Level interior under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.