This particular example, sitting in a forestry clearance in the townland of Dunkip in County Limerick, does not appear on any of the historic Ordnance Survey Ireland maps that have been the backbone of Irish archaeological prospection for nearly two centuries. It exists, as far as the record is concerned, because of an infrastructure project rather than any deliberate archaeological survey.

The site came to light through examination of aerial photography taken at a scale of 1:10,000, series reference BGE No. 37, produced in connection with the Bord Gáis Curraghliegh West-Limerick gas pipeline. On that image, and subsequently confirmed on an OSi orthophoto taken between 2005 and 2012, as well as a Google Earth image dated 14 February 2020, a circular feature roughly 40 metres in diameter is visible, defined by what appears to be a low enclosing bank. A ringfort, or rath, is an enclosed farmstead of early medieval date, typically defined by one or more earthen banks and ditches; they are extraordinarily common across the Irish landscape, with tens of thousands known, yet new examples continue to surface precisely because ground-level visibility is so poor in heavily vegetated areas. This one was compiled into the record by Martin Fitzpatrick and uploaded on 1 April 2021. A related enclosure sits about 200 metres to the northwest, and the site lies roughly 320 metres north of the Camoge River, just 40 metres south of the townland boundary with Rathmore.

The rath sits within a clearance inside a commercial forestry plantation, which means access and visibility are both contingent on the current state of the forestry cycle. Clearances open and close as timber is felled and replanted, so what is visible from above on a satellite image may be obscured at ground level depending on when you visit. The surrounding plantation will almost certainly limit any meaningful view of the enclosing bank from a distance, and the feature itself is subtle enough that without prior knowledge of its location, a walker could pass within a short distance and notice nothing at all. Anyone wishing to investigate would do well to cross-reference the Google Earth coordinates against current mapping before setting out.