Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockroe (kenry By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockroe (kenry By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1841)
- Coordinates
- 52.61602, -8.81688
- SMR number
- LI012-032----
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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 NE-facing slope, in area of outcropping limestone. Sub-circular area (32.6m N-S; 30.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.9m) SE->E, but enclosing element has been levelled E->SE. At E and SE enclosing element is truncated by field boundaries, which meet at point just ESE of enclosure. Interior is under pasture. South half slopes gently down to NE but N half slopes down steeply in same direction. Interior surface broken in places by exposed bedrock.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.