Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Askeaton
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.59473, -8.95942
- SMR number
- LI011-094----
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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 pasture, on E-facing slope below brow of ridge. Key-hole shaped area (circle to S: 72m E-W; 74m N-S; rectangular projection to N: 35m E-W; 28m N-S) defined by a scarped edge (H 1.6m; Wth 6.5m) NNW->SSE and enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.05m) SSE->NNW. Dry-stone wall runs along top of bank SW->NW and along top of scarped edge NNE->ENE. East half on interior slopes down to E; an earth-and-stone bank (H 0.50m; L 24m), on N-S axis, marks this break in slope on S side.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.