Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Griston East, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Griston East
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.36615, -8.36540
- SMR number
- LI049-174001-
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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, 60m S of townland boundary with Bohereenkyle and 165m SE of townland boundary with Ballynalacken and 166m E of townland boundary with Aghgurra. An enclosure (LI049-174002-) lies to the immediate E. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area defined by a scarp with conjoined enclosure or annexe (LI049-174002-) to the E. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised sub-circular shaped area (dims. c. 33m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by a scarp. Monument visible as a D-shaped area enclosed by a low bank from SE-S-W-N-NE with fosse on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. The monument is intersected at SW by a field drain running N-S on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/03/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 2 November 2021
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.