Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clorhane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clorhane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.59742, -8.79717
- SMR number
- LI012-133----
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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, at S tip of limestone ridge. Oval area (21.2m N-S; 18.2m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.8m; Wth 2.1m). Scarp is lower and more gradual at ESE. Interior, under pasture, has exposed limestone bedrock near centre. Remains of relict field system lie adjacent to NE: linear earthen bank (H 0.6m) runs on E-W axis for c. 26m forming corner with similar bank (on N-S axis) at its E end. Shorter stretches of relict field boundaries are evident to S and NW of site.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.