Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cliff-edge fort
Ballyprior, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyprior
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.97782, -7.13880
- SMR number
- LA019-011003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 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
A subcircular area (dims. 34m SSE-NNW, 28m ESE-WNW) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth c. 2.4m, int. H c. 0.5m, ext. H c. 1.2m) except at W and N where it is delimited by a scarp. A sheer cliff face forms the enclosing element from S-W. An external shallow fosse (Wth c. 2m) is evident. Entrance via causeway (Wth c. 6.5m) at NE.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 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.