Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynash (Clare), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynash (Clare)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.60529, -9.13159
- SMR number
- LI009-013----
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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 area of rough pasture and marsh, on SW side of stream. Circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.5m), with external fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 2.6m) SW->SE. Enclosing bank abutted by field boundaries at SW, SE, and N. Interior and enclosing element are covered by dense overgrowth. A scarped edge (H c. 0.55m) extends out from enclosing element at W for 11.8m before turning at right angle to S and running a further 17.4m where it is terminated by E-W field boundary, forming raised rectangular annex.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 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.