Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Graigues (connello Lower By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Graigues (connello Lower By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.57105, -8.92840
- SMR number
- LI020-025----
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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, atop hill, in area of outcropping limestone. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been partially levelled. Site survives as semi-circular slightly raised area (30m NE-SW; 14.5m NW-SE) enclosed by stone bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 0.75m) SW->ENE and defined by field boundary on SE side. No visible surface trace of bank to S of field boundary. Level interior, covered with trees, has limestone outcrop near centre.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.