Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Glendarragh, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glendarragh
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.42645, -9.13798
- SMR number
- LI035-014----
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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 level area on NW-facing side of Barnagh Hill. Monument occupies buffer zone (extending c. 15m out from edge of monument) within newly planted coniferous plantation and is itself completely covered by mountain grass. Sub-rectangular area (13m NNW-SSE; 21m ENE-WSW) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1m; Wth 2.85m) with external fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.2m), except on S side where enclosure has been truncated by a straight E-W field boundary. Interior slopes down gently to NNW.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 23/04/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.