Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cappanihane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappanihane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.43289, -8.78093
- SMR number
- LI038-120----
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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. D-shaped area (29m NE-SW; 16.4m SE-NW- straight side is at NW) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m) with external fosse (D 0.5m). Bank has been eroded in many places by cattle accessing interior. Gap in bank at W (Wth 2.3m); recent break in bank at NE (Wth 4.4m). Fosse has been used as dump for earth and rubbish at SW. Level interior under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 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.