Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonbrien, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonbrien
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.43951, -8.64519
- SMR number
- LI039-061----
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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 improved pasture 130m N of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Clogher West. Enclosure (LI039-062----) lies 225m to SE. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised oval-shaped area. It is shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. 30m) defined by a scarp with fosse and outer bank from SW-N-SE. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded ‘There are also two ancient forts in this townland. One in the N called Lisheengorm, and the other in the S’ (OSNB Abbeyfeale to Bruree 137). Visible as a circular-shaped area delimited by trees on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-2012. Visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020, with a farm track, running E-W, to the immediate N.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 27 April 2021
References
OSNB - Ordnance Survey Name Books. Pro-forma books arranged by Civil Parish for recording townland and other name-forms and compiled in the course of the OS 6-inch survey 1824-1841. The name books also include minor names and incidental references to antiquities. National Archives of Ireland.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.