Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clonagh, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonagh
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.50836, -9.00587
- SMR number
- LI028-063----
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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, near foot of S-facing slope, surrounded by higher ground N->SSE. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map has been partially levelled. However, it is still apparent in field of pasture as circular area (18.2m N-S; 17m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.4m; Wth 6.6m), with external fosse (Wth 2.1m; D 0.2m) NNE->SW.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.