Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Moanroe Beg, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moanroe Beg
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.40364, -9.00339
- SMR number
- LI044-085----
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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 level pasture. Site is depicted on 1924 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) bisected by watercourse on N-S axis. Site now evident only on E side of deep watercourse (Wth c. 6m): semicircular area (14m E-W; 30m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.5m) with external fosse (D 0.25m; Wth 1.2m). Gap in bank (Wth 2.8m) at E. North end of semicircular area under rough pasture, but S end largely obscured by overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.