Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynacourty (Kenry By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynacourty (Kenry By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.64622, -8.93046
- SMR number
- LI003-006----
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In rough pasture, on break in N-facing slope. Circular area (29.5m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 1.95m; Wth 2m) S->SE, and enclosed by eroded earthen bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 0.8m) SE->S. Scarp best preserved along N arc. Field boundary runs tangentially to base of scarp along E side. Concentric earth-and-stone bank (int. H 1.45m; ext. H 1.2m) runs for c. 4.5m at SSE, may be remains of counterscarp bank. Interior, covered by mature deciduous and coniferous trees, slopes down to NE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.