Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilcurly (pubblebrien By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcurly (pubblebrien By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.59391, -8.79457
- SMR number
- LI012-130----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 S-facing slope below brow of hill. Circular area (25.5m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.55m) SW->NE and defined by scarped edge (H 1.25m; Wth 3.7m) NE->SW. Interior slopes gently down to S following gradient of surrounding terrain. Much of monument overgrown with bushes, briars and nettles.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.