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Ringfort - rath

Stookeens, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Stookeens, 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
Stookeens
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Logadoon, Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Logadoon - Hachured (1928)
Coordinates
52.40285, -8.49924
SMR number
LI048-008----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In reclaimed grassland, immediately S of public road which marks townland boundary with Kilbreedy. Remains of Kilbreedy Church (LI048-007001-) and graveyard (LI048-007001-) immediately to NW. Annotated 'Logadoon' on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 32m) defined by a scarp with fosse. Scrub-covered earthwork visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13.

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Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 26 November 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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