Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Caher (hayes), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caher (hayes)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Caheradanpagh (site of) (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.32908, -9.26220
- SMR number
- LI052-001----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 pasture, on SSW-facing slope overlooking valley of River Feale. Monument, depicted as roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 70m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been partially levelled. Enclosing element survives as earthen bank (H 2.15m) ENE->SSE where it forms part of field boundary system, and is evident as very-slight scarped edge (H 0.15m; Wth c. 6m) NNE->ENE (giving diameter of c. 68m). On W side line of enclosing element overlain by farm passageway. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to S. According to landowner enclosing element levelled c. 1975 and material derived from it used as fill for farm passageway.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.