Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Gortroe (Connello Lower By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortroe (Connello Lower By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.37743, -8.73376
- SMR number
- LI046-022----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In low-lying level pasture. Trapezoidal area (44m NNE-SSW; 37m E-W) defined by an internal earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m) NE->NW with fosse (Base Wth. 3.5m). External bank (int. H 0.70m; ext. H 0.30m) SE->NW. Gaps in internal external bank at NW (Wth. 1.8m) and WSW (Wth. 1.5m). Possible leat links to fosse at SE; possible leat along external base of external bank SE->S links to moat at SE (both leats D c. 0.2m; Base Wth. c. 2m). Interior uneven; slightly raised area against internal face of internal bank at SW.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.