Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynacragga, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynacragga
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.60222, -9.11207
- SMR number
- LI010-005----
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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 undulating pasture, mixed with marshy areas and rock outcrop. Roughly circular area (32.1m N-S; 28.9m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earth-and-stone banks with intervening fosse (Wth 4.5m). Outer bank truncated SE->SW by E-W field boundary. Inner bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 1.8m) is noticeably wider and flat-topped on S side (Wth 5.2m), possibly due to material from construction of field boundary being dumped against it. Gaps in inner bank at E (Wth 1.4m) and W (Wth 0.6m); both correspond with gaps in outer bank but only gap at W in line with causeway across fosse. Fosse is generally deep and wide (Wth 5m; D 1.2m) and boggy in places. Outer bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.2m) is indistinct in places, especially at N and E. Gaps in bank at E (Wth 1.8m) and W (Wth 3m); another gap at NE (Wth 4.2m) caused by cattle accessing interior. Interior is level and under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 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.