Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Hazelfield, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Hazelfield
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.59550, -9.03118
- SMR number
- LI010-094----
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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 rocky pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by collapsed dry-stone wall (H 1m;); no entrance feature apparent. Interior inaccessible due to dense bush and scrub overgrowth. A low earthen bank (H 0.35m; Wth 0.8m) extends S, from SE segment of enclosure, for c. 1.4m before travelling E for 58m, then turning N for 26.2m before turning W and travelling 67.2m where it terminates at N-S field boundary.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.