Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knocknasnaa, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknasnaa
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.40662, -9.30289
- SMR number
- LI042-016----
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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 undulating pasture. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled but is still evident as irregular scarped edge (max. H 0.55m; Wth 4.75m) defining roughly circular area (28m N-S; 32m E-W). This is bisected by field boundary travelling on SW-NE axis. Level interior under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.