Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clooncrippa, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clooncrippa
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.40768, -8.87121
- SMR number
- LI045-023----
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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. 40m) enclosed NE->NW by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.2m) with external fosse (D 0.9m; Wth 1.2m), and defined NW->NE by public road which curves to respect arc of enclosure. Level interior is under pasture at centre, but perimeter and enclosing element are covered by dense overgrowth. Fosse has been deepened and incorporated into field drainage system E->S.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.