Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kells, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kells
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.34784, -8.90496
- SMR number
- LI054-024----
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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 low-lying pasture, on gentle NNW-facing slope. Monument, depicted as roughly circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been partially levelled. Denuded earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.65m) survives S->W, and earthen field boundary (H 1.2m) NNW->SE may incorporate enclosing bank. Marshy interior under rough pasture; NW quadrant is slightly higher than remainder of interior. Farm passage cuts through W side of interior on NNW-SSE axis.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.