Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - ringwork
Garryheakin, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garryheakin
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Rathard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rathard - Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.51767, -8.30677
- SMR number
- LI033-043----
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
National monument No. 555. On 157m spot height, affording excellent views all around. Raised circular shape area (diam. 22m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 7.9m; int. H 0.2m) which is higher (ext. H 3.25m) to W-side and lower (ext. H 2.55m) to E, has gap (Wth 4m) at SSE. Intervening deep fosse (Wth 8.8m; D 0.4m) NE-SW has causeway (Wth 4m) at SSE. Outer bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.3m) NE-SW has wide entrance to causeway at SSE. Interior grass covered and level. Monument enclosed by linear field boundary to S, W and N and open to a steep slope to E.
Compiled by Alison McQueen and Vera O'Rahilly
Date of upload: 9 June 2016
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.