Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Mahoonagh More, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mahoonagh More
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.42440, -8.99837
- SMR number
- LI036-173----
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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, on S-facing upper slope of NW-SE running river valley; stream runs NW-SE c. 50m to S of site. Roughly circular raised platform (diam. 22.5m) defined by an earthen scarped edge (ext. H 3.6m) with an external fosse (Base Wth. 5.80m; D1.6m). Fosse encloses the platform N->SE; kink in field boundary to W of site seems to indicate previous extent of fosse SW->N. Platform quarried at edge SW->WSW and W->WNW. Interior level, dry and overgrown at margins.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.