Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Currahchase, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Currahchase
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.58594, -8.88655
- SMR number
- LI020-039----
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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 wooded area, on E-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 30m) enclosed by collapsed stone bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.4m). Bank, best preserved E->SW, has lower external height along NW arc where it meets higher ground. Interior, heavily masked by vegetation overgrowth, is littered with loose stones from bank along its verge; slopes down gently to E. Recently constructed avenue leading to dwelling house, skirts enclosure on SW side.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.