Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilcurly (pubblebrien By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcurly (pubblebrien By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.54354, -8.65497
- SMR number
- LI022-121----
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 lowlying undulating pasture immediately S of access road to dwelling, 140m E of townland boundary with Ballycahane Upper. Surveyed by the ASI in 2000 and described as a slightly raised circular shaped area (26.5m N-S; 27.1m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (H 1m) and an external fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.6m) from NE to NW, with entrance ramp (Wth 3.5m) at SW. A post-1700 field boundary runs radially from S and relic field boundary wall intersects scarp at N. Interior is level, heavily overgrown on margins and on E side. Outline of monument is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020.
See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 6 August 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 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.