Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Corelish West, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corelish West
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.57823, -8.38411
- SMR number
- LI024-007----
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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 rough pasture, on a gentle N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 12m) defined by remains of levelled bank (Wth 6.55m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.8m) reduced to scarp at N. Possible remains of intervening fosse (overall Wth 3.7m; basal Wth 1.3m; D 0.3m) and outer bank (L c. 4m; Wth 3.45m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.1m) at SE. Possible entrance (Wth 2.7m) at S and gap (Wth 1.65m) at NNW. Interior covered in dense scrub overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 5 December 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.