Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Behanagh, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Behanagh
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.29839, -8.20452
- SMR number
- LI060-004----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 pasture, on crest of low rise. Remains consist of a raised circular-shaped area (diam. 34m) defined by a scarp reused as an earth and stone field boundary (Wth 1.4m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.2m). Interior level, dry and clear of overgrowth. Gap (Wth 3.55m) in bank at SSW. Field boundaries radiate out from the enclosure at E and NW. Cropmark of circular-shaped enclosure (diam. c. 30m) visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/01/2020.
See attached sketch plan and Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 27 October 2021
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.