Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Shanagolden Demesne, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanagolden Demesne
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.58495, -9.10340
- SMR number
- LI019-010----
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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 N end of field, 75m S of the townland boundary with Croaghane. Depicted on the 1840 OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped enclosure. Only the S half of the monument is shown on the 1897 OS 25-inch map where it is depicted as a sub-circular shaped area (approx. int. dims 18m N-S x 22m E-W, approx. ext. dims 26m N-S x 35m E-W) defined by a bank from NE through S to NW and by a scarp from NW to NE. A field boundary is incorporated into the scarp at N. Outline of monument clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 08/05/2017.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 9 July 20202
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 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.