Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Mountplummer, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mountplummer
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.34176, -9.01690
- SMR number
- LI053-019----
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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 S-facing slope, just above steep incline down to N bank of Killilagh River. Oval area (39.2m N-S; 49.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.7m; Wth 5m) NNW->WSW, and enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) WSW->NNW, with external fosse (D 1m; Wth 1.6m) WSW->ESE. There is a counterscarp bank (H 0.55m), incorporated into surrounding field boundary system, WSW->NNW. Fosse is masked by dense overgrowth of bushes and briars and clogged with fallen trees. Probable entrance (Wth 6.3m) at N where scarped edge becomes barely perceptible and there is causeway across fosse. A pump house and an electricity pole stand atop scarp at NNE. Interior, under pasture, and slopes down to S.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.