Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Badgerfort, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Badgerfort
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.57247, -8.62274
- SMR number
- LI022-031----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Earthwork described in 1942-3 as following; 'This is a circular earthen platform surrounded by a continuous fosse. The entrance is not recognisable. Its greatest height over the field level is 4' [1.2m] and the overall diameter is 120' [36m]. Situated in good low-land' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 243). Levelled monument not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. Cropmark of levelled enclosure (LI022-246----) 75m to S may be the monument described by O'Kelly.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 9 March 2020
References
O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.