Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Castletown (connello Upper By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown (connello Upper By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cooreagh Fort - Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.40950, -8.80964
- SMR number
- LI046-006----
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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 undulating marshy pasture. Roughly circular area (24m N-S; c. 22m E-W) defined by scarped edge NW->SW but scarp overlain by field boundary SW->NW; another field boundary abuts scarp at NE so that enclosure occupies NW corner of field. From NW->NE scarped edge is highest (H 1m; Wth 2m) with slight trace of external fosse (D c. 0.2m; Wth c. 4m); at NNE debris has been dumped against scarp, this now covered by overgrowth. Scarped edge more gradual E->SW (H 0.6m; Wth 2m) and denuded in places by cattle accessing interior; widest break at E (Wth 1.2m). From SSE->SSW slight internal lip to scarp (int. H 0.35m; Wth 4m); external fosse evident SE->SW (D 0.4m; Wth 2m). Level interior overgrown by trees and bushes, especially SW quadrant; surface poached by cattle.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.