Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Graigues (kenry By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Graigues (kenry By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.62897, -8.89110
- SMR number
- LI011-021----
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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 elevated terrain, at N end of limestone ridge. Circular area (30.6m N-S; 29.5m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.05m) E->S, and by substantial dry-stone bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 3.25m) S->NE. Stone bank cut through at N by seam of limestone outcrop which further protrudes to N. Level interior covered by deciduous trees.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.