Overview
Indicated — Killard is recorded as Moated site in Limerick. In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope and just below top of low rise. Monument, depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as embanked trapezoidal enclosure (c. 60m NW-SE
Why it was made
The saved account records: In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope and just below top of low rise.
People and events
The saved account records: Monument, depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as embanked trapezoidal enclosure (c. 60m NW-SE
How it worked
The saved account records: c. 50m SW-NE) and as trapezoidal field on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled.
What remains
The saved account records: According to local information, enclosure and surrounding field boundaries levelled in 1979, with enclosing bank on N side c. 2m high with an external fosse.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Killard matters because the source ties moated site to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Slight rise noted in area of site with scarp (H 0.55m) evident NNW->NE.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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