Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Grange Upper, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grange Upper
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured - Indicated (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.65968, -8.50704
- SMR number
- LI006-038----
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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 N corner of field that is delimited by a roadway from W through N to E. Enclosure possible (LI006-037----) 160m to W. Monument depicted on 1840 OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped area enclosed by a bank with farmyard road to NW and public road to E. Depicted on the 1897 OS 25-inch map as a circular-shaped area (approx. int. diam. 31m; ext. diam. 50m) defined by a bank and outer ditch with a causewayed entrance (approx. Wth 5m) at S. Monument visible on Digital Globe imagery taken 2011-13 as a circular-shaped area enclosed by a bank covered with vegetation except at SW where it has been levelled to facilitate entrance to the interior which is utilised as a field. The farm laneway to NW and the public road to E have disturbed the outer ditch. Outline of monument is visible on Google Earth orthophoto taken 19/11/2019.
See attached Google Earth orthophoto taken 19/11/2019
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney and Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 8 June 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.