Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Shangarry, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shangarry
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.44102, -9.08061
- SMR number
- LI036-060001-
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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 pasture. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been truncated on N and E sides so that enclosing element now evident only SE->WNW. This is truncated on E side by N-S field boundary and on N side by enclosure surrounding holy well (LI036-06002-). Surviving section of enclosing element consists of earthen bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.35m) with an external fosse (D 1.1m; Wth 0.65m) SE->WNW. Surviving interior (28.5m N-S; 27.45m E-W) is level and under pasture which is churned-up in places by tracks of farm machinery.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 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.