Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gormanstown (grady), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gormanstown (grady)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.43634, -8.49472
- SMR number
- LI040-069----
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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
Monument described in 1943 as following; 'This is a simple flat-topped circular mound, with vertical sides, surrounded by a continuous but very shallow fosse. The overall diameter is 150' [45m] and the maximum height of the platform above the field level is 8' [2.4m]' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 170). Situated on poorly drained grassland the outline of this tree-covered earthwork is clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 February 2020
References
O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.