Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Lissamota, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissamota
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Coordinates
- 52.49687, -8.85692
- SMR number
- LI029-118002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
No surface remains visible of circular-shaped earthwork (approx. diam. 8m) located 30m NW of Lissamota Caste (LI029-118001-) which is shown as a small circle on 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map. On this map it is shown attached to the W face of a farmyard building which forms the W range of buildings to N of Lissamota Castle. This feature is not depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 06 August 2019
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.