Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Rockbarton (coshma By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rockbarton (coshma By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.50527, -8.56782
- SMR number
- LI031-205----
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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 Deer Park of Rockbarton House, 90m SW of the townland boundary with Raheen and 2.3km WSW of Lough Gur. A cashel (LI031-041010-) at Cahirguillamore lies 350m to NW and Rockbarton House (NIAH Reg. No. 21903123) lies 370m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. The enclosure is not visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12 nor is it visible on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 73: 4/3600) as an enclosure. The enclosure is not visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018, the location is covered by mature woodland. The exact location of the site is uncertain. An ornamental pond and island now occupies the area labelled Bruff 73 on the SMR map
See attached image showing the site labelled Bruff 73 on SMR map
Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 20 October 2020
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.