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Ringfort - rath

Ballynacragga, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballynacragga, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballynacragga
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.60179, -9.10484
SMR number
LI010-006----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, near foot of steep E-facing slope. Roughly circular area (32m N-S; 24m from bank to field boundary E-W) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse. Because of fall in ground W side of enclosure is cut into hill-slope, and this is reflected in profile of enclosing element: on W side bank is high internally (int. H 1.7m) but shallow externally (ext. H 0.45m) with external fosse cut into hillside (D 0.7m; Wth 2.25m); on E side enclosing element is covered by dense overgrowth and has low internal height and steep external height falling to a shallow fosse. Enclosing element truncated by N-S field boundary E->SE. Interior, which slopes down to E reflecting fall in surrounding terrain, is covered by overgrowth around perimeter but central area is under grass.

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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