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Friarstown 2
Limerick, Republic of Ireland · Atlas IR0683
Location
- Atlas number
- IR0683 (683)
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Current county or unitary authority
- Limerick
- Historic county
- Limerick
- Parish, community, or townland
- Friarstown
- Latitude
- 52.59358
- Longitude
- -8.61375
- Altitude
- 76 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Number of ditches
- 1
- Possible original entrances
- 0
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 0
- Enclosed area
- 1.81 ha
- Footprint
- 2.11 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank and counterscarp bank
- Also recorded
- ditches
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hilltop
- Aspect
- level
- Land use
- pasture
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- Other (1998); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1960-1969)
Identifiers
- HER
- Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database LI013-094
- National record
- record LI 013
- Wikidata
- Q31071282
Sources
References
- Kelly, E. and Condit, T. 1998. Limericks Tara. Archaeology Ireland (2). 18 _ 22.