Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Keale (shanid By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Keale (shanid By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.46212, -9.20229
- SMR number
- LI035-002----
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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
In marshy area liable to flooding, c. 60m S of river and c. 20m E of tributary stream flowing N into river. Irregular area (27.6m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.05m), except SW->NW where defined by steep scarped edge (H 2.8m; Wth 2m). Scarp is inside arc of bank and probably resulted from erosion of enclosure's edge. Both scarp and bank on W side are faced with coursed limestone blocks, probably to prevent further erosion. Bank worn down in many places by cattle tracks. North half of interior and enclosing element on that side are covered by dense overgrowth. May be an animal pen associated with ruined 19th century farmstead which lies c. 50m to S.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rath2 mi
- Causeway2 mi
- Causeway3 mi
- Ringfort - rath3 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.