Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Skehanagh (connello Lower By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Skehanagh (connello Lower By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.50201, -9.02041
- SMR number
- LI028-111----
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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 gentle E-facing slope. Oval area (34m N-S; 38m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.3m), with external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.2m) NW->NE. Bank is highest ESE->SW, but is almost completely levelled NW->E. Externally bank is highest along SE arc (H 0.45m) and lowest (H 0.25m) at SW. Interior, under pasture, slopes gently down to E.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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