Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Rathbranagh, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathbranagh
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.54177, -8.71561
- SMR number
- LI021-096----
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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 on a slight E-facing slope, with moderate to good views in all directions. Located 380m WNW of the townland boundary with Maghera and two ringforts (LI021-099/100---). Enclosure (LI021-096----) 500m to NW. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as an embanked enclosure. Shown as a copse of trees surrounded by a circular field enclosure (ext. diam. 26m N-S; 21m E-W) on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Inspected by the ASI in 2000 when no trace of the monument was identified on the ground. Levelled monument visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018 and 14/02/2020 where the enclosure is visible as a cropmark.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 17 August 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.