Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clooncon (glenquin By., Cleanglass Ed), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooncon (glenquin By., Cleanglass Ed)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.36310, -9.04943
- SMR number
- LI044-109----
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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. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.35m) with external fosse (Wth 1.3m; D 0.55m). Most of enclosing element and all of interior covered by impenetrable overgrowth of thorn and briars.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.