Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Carrons, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrons
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.53599, -9.07447
- SMR number
- LI019-191----
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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 N-facing slope. Circular area (35m N-S) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks, with intervening fosse (Wth 2.7m). Inner bank (int. H 1.25m; ext. H 1.95m) is completely masked by overgrowth E->S. On inside face at NE and SW are remains of dry-stone facing. Outer bank (ext. H 1.1m) is best preserved along W side where field boundary runs tangentially to it, but lowers at ENE (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.55m). Fosse, completely masked by overgrowth E->S, is littered with loose stone. Break in inner (Wth 2.5m) and outer (Wth 3.8m) banks at E. A low earth-and-stone bank (H 0.3m) curves in sympathy with outer bank NNW->N, c. 4m outside it. Flat interior is heavily masked by dense overgrowth. Farm passageway, running E-W, passes immediately S of enclosure.
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.