Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Raheen (coshma By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Raheen (coshma By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.50722, -8.56347
- SMR number
- LI031-204----
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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
On the N-facing slope of a small knoll 15m N of the townland boundary with Rockbarton and 1.9km W of Lough Gur. Ringfort (LI031-075----) 100m to NE and a prehistoric burial site (LI031-076----) lies 90m to ENE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. The earthworks are not visible on the OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12 and it is not visible on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 71: AP 4/3601) as an enclosure. The enclosure is not visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 16/03/2016 and 28/06/2018.
See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 71 and Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 20 October 2020
Nearby in the register
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.