Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Parkatotaun, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Parkatotaun
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Lisgarryalugh Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisgarryalugh, Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.58219, -8.58217
- SMR number
- LI022-050----
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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 SSW-facing slope, immediately E of townland boundary with Boherload, enclosure (LI022-049----) lies 165m to NW. No surface remains visible, slight undulations visible in location of monument. Annotated ‘Lissgarryalugh’ on the all editions of the OS maps. Depicted as a circular shaped enclosure to S of a townland boundary on the 1840 OS 6-inch map. Indicated on the 1897 OS 25-inch map as a rectangular shaped area (approx. int. dims 34m N-S x 27m E-W) defined by a bank from NE to SE, with external fosse from NE through SE to SW and W to NW and scarp from SW to W and NW, intersected by a field boundary at N. Faint trace of W and E fosse of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 2010 and 2015 and on the OSi orthophotos taken 2005-2012.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 30 July 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.