Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortnacreha Upper, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnacreha Upper
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.42048, -8.91141
- SMR number
- LI037-076----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 pasture, near E end of summit of low hill. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. However, it is still discernible as circular area (diam. 24m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.1m) with external fosse (D 0.1m). A field boundary runs along line of fosse NE->E. Interior is level and under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 323/ 21, 22, 23 , 24 on 05/10/2002
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.