Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Dunmoylan, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunmoylan
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.54770, -9.07570
- SMR number
- LI019-102002-
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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 30m N of Dunmoylan Church (LI019-102001-) and 240m S of ringfort (LI019-103----). Not depicted on OS Maps. Enclosure visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 where it consists of a rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 75m N-S x 65m E-W) enclosed by a bank with possible traces of an external fosse visible at N only. Possible sunken road leading from public road to NW corner of earthwork clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/09/2009. This imagery also shows the W boundary of the enclosure continues S to the public road for a distance of approx. 50m.
See attached Google earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 22 July 2020
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.