Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Cloonsherick, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonsherick
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.40131, -9.04059
- SMR number
- LI044-069----
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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
On edge of farmyard with pasture field to NW. Circular area (diam. 45m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.55m) with external fosse. Fosse re-cut as field drain S->N and excavated material piled up on external face of bank. Fosse infilled N->S where site bounded by farm trackway and yard. Interior of site is level and covered by mature trees; it contains a chicken coop and dog kennel.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.