Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Lissatotan (shanid By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissatotan (shanid By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lissatotan- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.54688, -9.01494
- SMR number
- LI019-210----
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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 low-lying undulating terrain. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been substantially levelled and incorporated into large pasture field. However, enclosure is still evident as circular area (26.2m N-S; 26.3m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.25m); according to landowner this is remains of a much higher bank levelled to present height when surrounding field boundaries were removed. Line of bank accentuated by band of low yellowish grass in field otherwise under lush pasture. Bank (Wth 4m) dips gently at SW for c. 3m. Interior, under pasture, dips down towards centre.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.