Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolaleen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolaleen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.34931, -8.98559
- SMR number
- LI053-015----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In level pasture, c. 25m from bank of stream. Circular area (34.2m N-S; 31.3m E-W) enclosed two concentric earthen banks with intervening (Wth 1.9m) and external fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 1.9m). Inner bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.7m) is cut by farm passage (Wth 4.8m) at SE and NW; this also cuts outer bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m) at SE. This meets another farm passage which truncates outer bank SW->NW. A similar passage skirts enclosure at NE. Enclosing element, especially intervening fosse and outer bank, are covered by overgrowth. Level interior under pasture.
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.