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
- Indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.54610, -9.05404
- SMR number
- LI019-126----
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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. Circular area (28.5m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.55m; Wth 2.55m). Scarp, stone-faced SSE->N, lowers SSE->WNW. Boulders have been dumped against scarp at N and E. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to W; mature beech trees grow along verges; higher SE quadrant separated from remainder by scarped edge (H 0.6m; Wth 3.15m). Remains of old farm passageway kink around outside of SW arc.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.