Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinorig South, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinorig South
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.27183, -9.66285
- SMR number
- KE029-129----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture on slight S facing slope. Remains consist of a slightly raised circular-shaped area (diam. 33m) enclosed by a low earthen bank (top Wth 4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.5m) which according to the land contained a 'cave' which was discovered to contain two oak doors one of which entered a chamber. Outline of levelled monument visible on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 14 June 2022
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.