Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Issane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Issane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.63913, -8.95528
- SMR number
- LI011-007----
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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 pasture, on E-facing slope below brow of hill. Circular area (27m N-S; 26.8m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.5m) SE->ENE, and defined by scarped edge (H 2.3m; Wth 1.9m) ENE->SE. Bank, best preserved N->ENE, has remains of inner stone-facing SE->SW. Gaps in bank at WSW (Wth 2.35m) and NNW (Wth 3.3m). Interior, under pasture, slopes down gently to E.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.