Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clashganniff, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clashganniff
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.56484, -9.09152
- SMR number
- LI019-095----
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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, on gentle W-facing slope below brow of low ridge. Roughly circular area (37.4m N-S; 35.6m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank SW->E, with shallow external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.2m) NNE->SW. Enclosure is defined by a field boundary (H 1.35m) E->SW. Bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.05m), best preserved SW->W, has been partially removed at WNW where a depression extends into interior for c. 8.4m. Interior surface is uneven and covered by tall grass; roughly circular depression (0.9m N-S x 1.4m E-W; D 0.35m) immediately to N of centre.
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.