Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garranard, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garranard
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.59286, -8.91373
- SMR number
- LI011-108----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope, in area of outcropping limestone. Oval area (23.5m N-S; 20.6m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.6m) WSW->ENE, but bank replaced/overlain by dry-stone field wall ENE->WSW so that site occupies SE corner of large pasture field. Level interior is covered by mature coniferous trees which also cover much of enclosing element. Immediately to SE is ovoid area (26m N-S; 17.5m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (H 0.65m; Wth 5.25m), which is covered by nettles and thistles; this may be annex associated with enclosure but as likely a natural limestone feature.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.