Rathkeale, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Limerick

What is recorded here

The Urban Survey of Limerick recorded the following details about the Rath of Rathkeale; 'Located on a hill at the south end of the town. It appears as a natural knoll c.2m higher that the sub-rectangular field in which it is situated. It measures 40m east-west by 32m north-south and the ground slopes away gradually on all sides' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 224-5). Outline of enclosure not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI029-031007

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives: Recorded monument

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Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
Created by Kglavin Modified Aug 2007 by Mike Christie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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