Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hut site
Raheennamadra, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Raheennamadra
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.41909, -8.39191
- SMR number
- LI041-013019-
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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 in an area known locally as Óenach Clochar, 115m E of townland boundary with Mitchelstowndown North. Westropp (1917-19, 67) described the Óenach Clochar as an ancient Celtic landscape and likened it to Tara, Telltown and Brugh na Bóinne in Co. Meath, and nearby Knockainey Hill, Co. Limerick. Ringfort (LI041-013011-) excavated by Marten Stenberger in 1966 and the remains of a hut site (LI041-013019-), souterrain (LI041-013020-) and burials (LI041-013021-) were uncovered.
Excavations by Stenberger (1966, 38) were undertaken in about four-fifths of the enclosure (LI041-013011-), and in addition, three sections were cut through the bank and the fosse to the west, east and south. Excavations in the centre of the interior revealed a possible round hut (diam. 6-7m) with entrance at NW and a hearth (II) with a date of 1430±130 = A.D. 520. A souterrain (LI041-013020-) was revealed in the S abutting the inside of the bank'. Ringfort clearly visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached plan of ringfort taken from Stenberger (1966), and Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 4 August 2021
References
Stenberger, M. 1966 A ringfort at Raheenamadra, Knocklong, Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 65C, 37-54.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.