Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Loughaun, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughaun
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.58312, -8.93675
- SMR number
- LI020-019----
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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, in area of outcropping limestone. Oval area (29m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by collapsed dry-stone bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 1.1m). Bank, best preserved SW->NNE, has field-wall running along top (H 1.3m). Level interior covered by mature trees; SE quadrant is enclosed by stone bank (H 0.6m). Dry-stone field boundaries abut external bank face at SW, NE, and E. Earth and stone bank abuts at S and extends to S on N-S axis for c. 22m, before fading out.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.