Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Court (Shanid By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Court (Shanid By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.57038, -9.33350
- SMR number
- LI017-005----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In undulating pasture, on summit of low hillock, c. 150m from S shore of Shannon estuary. Circular area (28m N-S; 28.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 2.9m; Wth 10m). Scarped edge less pronounced on N side where lower end truncated by field boundary. Site utilised sides of hillock to enhance its own edge. Interior level except for raised circular area in NW quadrant defined by scarped edge (H 0.4m); edge of latter overlies edge of enclosure W->N.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.