Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Settlement cluster
Bruff, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bruff
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47951, -8.53744
- SMR number
- LI032-339----
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).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on W side of Bruff Hill (312ft/95m) and ringfort (LI032-119----). Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Rectilinear earthworks in field to W of Bruff Hill with possible outline of buildings in N quadrant visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-2012 which may indicate the presence of a clustered settlement consisting of buildings with associated field system. These earthworks are also visible on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 8 November 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.