Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Lacka (pubblebrien By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lacka (pubblebrien By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52604, -8.64562
- SMR number
- LI031-135----
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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 improved pasture 180m N of a local road that marks the townland boundary with Rathmore. Ringfort (LI031-014---) lies 350m to NW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Possible circular-shaped enclosure identified from examination of aerial photograph (BGE 1:10,000 No. 42) taken 03/11/1984 of the region associated with Bord Gáis Curraghleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline. Surveyed by the ASI in 2007 and described as no surface remains visible. No cropmark visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 or on Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 2 April 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.