Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lismakeery, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lismakeery
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.57439, -9.00497
- SMR number
- LI019-061----
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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 slope into river valley, immediately below brow of ridge. Circular area (31m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.05m) best preserved ENE->SE. Bank, which is much eroded, has been stone faced to match adjoining field walls at NW and SE. Parts of enclosing element and interior covered by overgrowth, otherwise level interior is under pasture. Site occupies NE corner of paddock associated with ruinous farmhouse to S.
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.