Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Curraheen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraheen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.63563, -8.83763
- SMR number
- LI012-004----
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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 woodland, atop low rise. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by dry-stone bank (int. H 1.95m; ext. H 1.75m), best preserved at W. Entrance (Wth 4.10m) at E. Mound of stone (H 1.m) at centre covered with brambles. Interior, planted with ornamental grasses, slopes gently to the E. According to landowner, this is a landscape feature associated with Dromore Castle on whose demesne it lies.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.