Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Glenastar, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenastar
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.49487, -9.10041
- SMR number
- LI028-083----
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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, on S-facing slope. Circular area (21m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with intervening and outer fosse. Inner bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.1m) evident all round, apart from short section c. 5m long at SSE where it grades to a scarped edge (H 0.45m; Wth 2m). Outer bank (int. H 1.48m; ext. H 1.5m) also evident all round but is at its lowest (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1m) at SSE. Intervening fosse (Wth 2.1m) evident SSW->NE, elsewhere banks are separated by flat terrace which widens to c. 4m at SSE. External fosse evident (Wth 1.4m; D 0.3m) W->NNW. Interior used as rough grazing and slopes down towards SSE. Mature beech and sycamore trees cover entire site. Field boundary skirts enclosure at S. A field boundary, which was shown on 1923 OS 6-inch map abutting site at N, has been removed.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.