Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Ahaveheen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ahaveheen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.38373, -8.91082
- SMR number
- LI045-056----
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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 pasture, on slight N-facing slope. Sub-rectangular raised area (c. 36m N-S; c. 35m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (ext. H 1.5m) with fosse (Base Wth. 3.00m; D 0.75m). External bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 0.7m) NW->NNE. N-S running field boundary and field drain runs along line of fosse NE->SE. N-S running boundary runs to outer line of fosse at NW corner. Interior overgrown and inaccessible.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.