Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortroe (Connello Lower By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortroe (Connello Lower By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.53381, -9.00109
- SMR number
- LI019-219----
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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, on gentle SE-facing slope into river valley. Oval area (25.9m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 1.7m; Wth 9.5m), best preserved E->S but lowers along S arc (H 0.55m). Gap is scarp at SSW (Wth c. 6m). Level interior under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.