Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gardenfield West, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gardenfield West
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.35734, -8.89722
- SMR number
- LI054-027----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In low-lying pasture, on gentle SSW-facing slope. Monument, depicted as roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 70m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. However, still evident as roughly circular area (64m N-S; 68m E-W) defined by a low rise (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.55m; Wth at top 3m) with an external fosse (D 0.3m; Wth 1.4m). Interior level and clear of overgrowth. According to local information monument levelled to present state c. 1980.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.