Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garrynagoord, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrynagoord
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.55880, -8.41183
- SMR number
- LI023-061----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on a SW-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 20m) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 4.8m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.75m), with external fosse (Wth 5.95m; D 0.3m) that is best preserved N-E; possible causeway entrance (Wth 3m) at SW. Interior poached by cattle in W-sector where it has been fenced off with electric wire to form passage. Interior is level.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 18 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Burial moundunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Barrow - pond barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.