Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Farnane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farnane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Lissadoon
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lissadoon - Hachured (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.65276, -8.41873
- SMR number
- LI006-057----
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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 a heavily overgrown area immediately N of farmyard and farm buildings, 230m N of R506. Annotated 'Lissadoon' on 1840 OS 6-inch map where it is depicted as a circular-shaped area enclosed by a bank with a farmyard road 100m to E. On the 1897 OS 25-inch map it is located at the S end of a small irregular shaped field, the SE boundary of which reflects the curve of the ringfort. This map depicts a circular-shaped raised area (approx. int. diam. 27m; ext. diam. 34m) defined by a scarp with the interior and exterior planted with trees. Imagery from both Digital Globe 2011-2013 and Google Earth 2018 shows the tree covered monument standing immediately N of farm buildings surrounded by a farm track.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 10 June 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.