Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ruppulagh, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ruppulagh
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Liscoolan, hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Liscoolan, Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.34682, -8.41112
- SMR number
- LI057-020----
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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 upland pasture, with outcropping rock, to immediately E of a natural linear crevice running NW-SE and overlooking lower ground to E. Annotated ‘Liscoolan’ on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map where it is shown as a circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Trivallate ringfort depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as an oval-shaped area (dims. c. 25m N-S; 17m E-W) enclosed by three banks with intervening fosses. The outer bank is incorporated into a field boundary from NE-SE. Visible as an oval-shaped area covered with bushes on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 11 November 2021
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.