Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockacraig, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockacraig
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.33602, -8.92706
- SMR number
- LI054-038----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 pasture. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. However, site is still discernible as faint dip (D c. 0.15m; Wth 1.3m) defining circular area (diam. 34.5m). A field boundary runs outside dip NE-SE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.