Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garrane Beg, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrane Beg
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.56499, -8.33905
- SMR number
- LI024-019----
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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 a green landscaped area of a recently constructed housing estate, c. 75m NE of a townland boundary with Kilduff. A hollow way (LI024-138----) and an earthwork (LI024-139----) lie c. 200m to E and SE, respectively. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map as a subcircular-shaped enclosure (25m WNW-ESE; 27m NNE-SSW). Described by O’ Dwyer (1959, 178) as a ‘partially destroyed ringfort’. Levelled monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as no surface remains visible although a ring of deciduous saplings have been planted on what appears to have been the area of the ringfort. Levelled monument is not visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 26 September 2020
References
O'Dwyer, M. 1958-61 A survey of the earthworks in Old Pallasgrean, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 8, 69-78, 111-15.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.