Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knocknagranshy, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknagranshy
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.54239, -8.66588
- SMR number
- LI022-118----
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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 elevated pasture on slight E-facing slope with excellent views in all directions except to S. Knocknagranshy Church (LI022-117001-) and graveyard (LI022-117002-) 160m to S. Surveyed by the ASI in 2000 when described as a raised circular shaped area (diam. 30m) defined by a bank mainy reduced to a scarped edge (H 0.6m), which has stone revetting visible from S to NW, and an external fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 0.4m). A field boundary runs along the outer edge of fosse from NE to SE while a remnant field boundary intersects the monument at S. The interior is level and densely overgrown as shown on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 31 July 2020
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 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.