Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Springfield, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Springfield
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.35079, -8.95325
- SMR number
- LI054-006----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid 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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope, in demesne of Springfield Castle (LI054-005---). Circular area (56m N-S; 59m E-W) enclosed by denuded earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.75m), with external fosse (Wth 3.5m) and counterscarp bank (ext. H 0.4m) N->S. Bank is much degraded SW->W by cattle accessing interior. On line of counterscarp SW->N is outer face of ha-ha associated with nearby country house. Interior slopes down gently to E. Entire site is under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.