Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garrane (pubblebrien By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrane (pubblebrien By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.53510, -8.67771
- SMR number
- LI022-114----
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
In low-lying level pasture with good views in all directions. Surveyed by the ASI in 2001 when described as a raised circular shaped area (diam. 30m) defined by an earth and stone bank reduced to a scarped edge (H 0.8m) and external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.25 with a possible ramped entrance (Wth 3.2m) at NW. A field boundary runs along the outer edge of fosse from SW to NW. The interior slopes slightly to centre. The monument is clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020.
See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by the ASI and Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 31 July 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Water mill - horizontal-wheeledunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.