Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cliff-edge fort
Cloonty, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonty
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.55161, -9.15655
- SMR number
- LI018-064----
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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)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (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
On a low ridge running along the E bank of a stream, in generally marshy terrain. A roughly D-shaped area (26m N-S; 18m E-W) enclosed NW->SW by an earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.9m), with an external fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 1.6m) NW->NE. The relatively straight W side is defined by a natural scarp (H 2m) forming the E bank of the stream. The enclosing bank is very low at SE (Wth 4m). The interior is level and covered by short grass and rushes. A similar enclosure lies directly across the stream to the SW (LI018-091---).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.