Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Fort Middle, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fort Middle
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.39227, -8.72205
- SMR number
- LI046-017----
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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 marshy pasture. Sub-rectangular area (36m NNW-SSE; 42m WSW-ENE) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.2m) with external fosse (D 1m; Wth 4m); corners noticeable rounded in plan. Bank is tree lined. Fosse covered by overgrowth to E and SSW and generally waterlogged except along SSE side where it is shallow and dry; immediately outside latter is farm passage whose construction may have effected fosse on this side. Causewayed entrance (Wth 2.6m) near E end of SSE side. Interior level and under pasture; just inside enclosing bank on SSE side two shallow ovoid marshy depressions: 6m x 4m, D 0.4m; 8m x 6m, D 0.2m.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.