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Ringfort - rath

Caherlevoy, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Caherlevoy, 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
Caherlevoy
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Caherleboy (site of) (1923)
Coordinates
52.32261, -9.20429
SMR number
LI052-007----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, atop low hill; ground slopes down steeply from S edge of enclosure to Caher River c. 50m to S. Arc of dry-stone wall runs NNE->ENE (H 0.8m; T 0.5m) atop a low broad earthen bank (H c. 0.25m; Wth 2.8m). There is gap (Wth c. 12m) ENE->ESE, before wall resumes ESE->SE again atop low broad earthen bank (H c. 0.4m; Wth c. 5m). Bank fades out at SE but wall continues to SSE where it turns directly S and runs to river bank. No evident trace of enclosing element SSE->NNE though approximate line of enclosing element marked by sharp break in slope SSE->WNW. Enclosed area is roughly circular (diam. 50m SSE-NNE. Interior, under pasture, slopes down gently to S. Farm passage skirts site SSE->WNW.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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