Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Morgans South, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Morgans South
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1841)
- Coordinates
- 52.59986, -9.02489
- SMR number
- LI010-100----
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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 low-lying undulating pasture. Monument, depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m), has been levelled. According to local information site consisted of circular dry-stone enclosure removed during land clearance. Approximately in area of site, in N corner of field, is dump of limestone boulders which probably derived from enclosure. Otherwise, No trace of monument evident when inspected.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.