Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Shantraud, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shantraud
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.58663, -8.81915
- SMR number
- LI021-008----
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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)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on an E-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 20m) defined by a by scarped edge (Wth 3.3m; H 0.55m) with an external fosse (Wth 1m) and an external earthen bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 0.85m). The enclosing element is truncated by a field boundary SW->NE. There is a slight outer fosse (Wth 0.5m; D c. 0.15m) evident NE->NW. The interior rises up gently towards the centre and is under pasture with some limestone outcropping. The area immediately S of the enclosure is occupied by a cottage garden.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.