Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Baunmore, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baunmore
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Raheen, hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Raithin, Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.34595, -8.54190
- SMR number
- LI056-001----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, 20m NE of townland boundary with Bohernagore. Annotated ‘Raheen’ on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map where depicted as a raised circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Levelled monument visible as circular cropmark on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 19 November 2021
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.