Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Greenish Island, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Greenish Island
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.62954, -9.00772
- SMR number
- LI010-045----
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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
On S side of Greenish Island, in pasture, near the confluence of the River Deel and the River Shannon. According to Lewis (1837, 76), ‘a very large temple erected on its [Greenish Island’s] highest point’. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as a substantial circular-shaped enclosure (diam. 115m). Levelled monument visible as a circular-shaped cropmark with a possible fosse from WSW-W-WNW on ASIAP taken 2005, on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 29/03/2012.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 6 July 2020
References
Lewis, S. 1837 A topographical dictionary of Ireland, 2 vols. London. Lewis and Co.
Westropp, T.J. 1916-17 On certain typical earthworks and ring walls in Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 33C, 9-42, 444-92.
Nearby in the register
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.