Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Castlemungret, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlemungret
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.64162, -8.69413
- SMR number
- LI013-001----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in level, heavily quarried grassland, covered in places with dense scrub. The monument is indicated on the current OS 6" map as a sub-oval platform (c. 20m N/S by 10m E/W) with the E scarp incorporated into a field boundary. The monument has been destroyed by quarrying.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 5 February 2013
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.