Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Cromwell, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cromwell
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.49900, -8.39335
- SMR number
- LI033-051----
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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
Cashel described in 1943 as following; 'This fort is built on an out-cropping knoll of limestone on the southern slope of Cromwell Hill. It is due south down the slope from the tumulus [LI033-050001-] and is not marked on the O.S. map. At present it consists of a platform of stone, earth and scree. It had a stone rampart which is now very collapsed. Running right across the centre of the platform in a direction ENE-WSW is a very collapsed stone bank. Opposite the western end of this an ancient fence runs into and butts against the edge of the platform. From this point another fence runs northward, but after a very little distance, it turns inward again and runs concentrically round the platform till it disappears into a modern wall which runs north-south on the east side of the fort. The overall diameter of the fort is 132' [40m]' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 176). The outline of the monument is clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 February 2020
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 332/20, 21 taken 05/10/2002.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Burial moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.