Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballydoole (kenry By., Ballynacurriga Ed), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballydoole (kenry By., Ballynacurriga Ed)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.65338, -8.85162
- SMR number
- LI003-023----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 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
In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Oval area (40m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 2.1m; Wth 3.45m). Scarp, best preserved and stone-faced at W, has been extensively quarried out NE->ESE. Stone shed built into scarp face ESE->S. Interior surface very uneven, with quarried-out centre containing two partially buried cars; an ESB pole stands in SE quadrant. Modern farm passage skirts around W arc. Farm buildings, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map immediately to S of enclosure, have recently been demolished.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.