Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyengland Lower, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyengland Lower
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.60827, -8.93906
- SMR number
- LI011-045----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In farmyard, on break in W-facing slope. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been engulfed within farmyard complex. A roughly circular area (diam. 28m E-W) can be discerned, defined S->N by scarped edge which appears to be natural break in slope. From NE->E area skirted by artificially raised horse-training paddock, from E->SE a fence defines area, and SE->S it is bordered by a farm shed. Interior area under grass and slopes down to W. It is unclear what if anything of original site survives.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 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.