Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cragmore, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cragmore
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.59115, -8.93724
- SMR number
- LI011-101----
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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 flat terrain. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.8m), with external fosse (D 1m; Wth 1.1m) NW->ESE. Bank best preserved along S arc. Disused passage skirts around enclosure SE->SW, whilst a newly constructed passage skirts around SW->SE. A dry-stone wall (ext. H 0.45m) runs along outer edge of fosse NW->ESE. Interior is covered by mature coniferous trees, with thicket of scrub undergrowth at centre.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.