Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Dooncaha, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dooncaha
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.53933, -9.12571
- SMR number
- LI019-171----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, atop hill with panoramic views. Circular area (diam. 12.4m) enclosed by earthen bank. Bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 2.15m), best preserved N->E, lowers to scarped edge (H 0.8m; Wth 2.85m) at SE. Bank, heavily masked by briars and furz, is part of surrounding field boundary system SW->N. Level interior divided by modern wire fence on E-W axis across middle, with area to N inaccessible as covered by briars. Area to S of fence is incorporated into NW corner of paddock adjoining derelict farmhouse to SE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.