Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Dooneen Upper, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dooneen Upper
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.58640, -8.68200
- SMR number
- LI022-185----
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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 E-facing slope 20m NE of townland boundary with Logavinshire. Identified as Site 21 by Celie O’Rahilly, archaeologist, Limerick Corporation as part of an archaeological assessment for the development of a racecourse at Greenmount, Co. Limerick. It was described as following; ‘a low bank defining a semicircular area ca. 30m in diameter which has been cut by a cattle yard on the west side ’ (O‘Rahilly 1995). Visited by the ASI in 2000 and described as no enclosing element visible. Monument visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012 but not on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached location map by Celie O'Rahilly showing location of site 21.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date upload: 11 August 2020
References
O’Rahilly, C 1995 Archaeological report for the proposed racecourse at Greenmount Co. Limerick. Unpublished report, Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.