Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lisbane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisbane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.55136, -9.05556
- SMR number
- LI019-117----
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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 E-facing slope into river valley. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as embanked oval enclosure incorporated on W arc into field boundary, has been partially levelled and incorporated into pasture field. It is now evident as oval area (22m N-S; 18.6m E-W) defined by curve in field boundary SW->NNE, enclosed by earthen bank NNE->NE (H c. 0.4m; Wth c. 4m), defined by scarped edge NE->SW (H 0.5m; Wth 3.65m), with external fosse (Wth 2.15m; D 0.2m) E->SE. Level interior under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.