Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Grange Lower, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grange Lower
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.46776, -9.01359
- SMR number
- LI036-041----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture. Circular area (39.2m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 1.05m; Wth 1.6m) with external fosse (Wth 3.2m) and counterscarp bank (int. H 1.7m; ext. H 1.05m). Entrance at SE (Wth 2m). Fosse is incorporated into field drainage system on W side. Field boundary skirts site on W side. Centre of level interior is under rough grazing but most of perimeter and enclosing element are overgrown with bushes and briars.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.