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
- 52.55185, -9.05501
- SMR number
- LI019-118----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 E-facing slope into river valley. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 25m) incorporated into NW corner of field, has been levelled. However, part of enclosing bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.2m) has survived W->NE where incorporated into field boundary. This curve in boundary is of earthen construction whereas adjoining sections are linear and of dry-stone construction. Otherwise no trace of enclosure in evident.
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
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.