Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Kiltanna, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kiltanna
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisnamackaub - Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.45658, -8.95493
- SMR number
- LI037-012----
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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 on elevated site. Roughly rectangular area (c. 42m N-S; c. 34m E-W) defined by an internal earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m) N->ENE and scarped edge ENE->N with fosse. External bank (int. H 1.7m; ext. H 0.25m). Earthen bank crosses fosse at E to meet internal earthen bank. Limekiln built on inner face of external bank at NW. NW corner of interior quarried away and N-S running ridge runs midway through interior. Listed as a moated site by Barry (Barry 1981, 84; site no. 26).
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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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.