Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Killaghteen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killaghteen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.44602, -9.08944
- SMR number
- LI036-208----
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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 undulating, rough pasture, in flood plain of stream. Roughly circular area (14m NNW-SSE; 12m WNW-ESE) defined by scarped edge (H 0.25m; Wth 4m), with faint trace of external fosse S-NE (D 0.25m; Wth 8.5m) where covered by yellow iris and rushes. Interior level except along edge E-SE where there is a gentle indent in the ground.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
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- Moated siteunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.