Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Craggs, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Craggs
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.58318, -9.04253
- SMR number
- LI019-043----
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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 rough pasture, on W-facing hill slope, In area of outcropping limestone. Oval area (29.5m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.8m) NW->S, and defined by scarped edge (H 0.3m; Wth 1.6m) S->NW. Bank continues to W from either end as field boundary, so that site occupies corner of field. Interior surface is uneven due to outcropping limestone, and is under rough grazing except NE quadrant which is covered by dense overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.