Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dunganville Upper, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunganville Upper
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisheennabinna- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.48666, -9.09975
- SMR number
- LI028-082----
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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, atop low ridge. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m), has been partially destroyed. Remains consist of roughly circular area (diam. 60m ENE-WSW) defined by bank incorporated into field boundary system S->W, and elsewhere by remains of a bank which has been levelled and pushed outwards into rough heaps around perimeter. Passageway (Wth 3.4m) has been cut through S half of interior, on NNW-SSE axis. Interior area is covered by dump of uprooted trees.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.