Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Castle-Erkin South, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castle-Erkin South
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.58916, -8.43062
- SMR number
- LI014-125----
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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 on an E-facing slope in undulating pasture with good views to S and W. The monument consists of a roughly circular area (6.4m E-W; 5.7m N-S) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 1m; H 0.25m) with an external fosse (Wth 1m; D 0.25m), and remains of a counter-scarp bank (int. h 0.1m; Wth 1.3m; ext. H 0.3m) from NE to SE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 25 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.