Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyengland Upper, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyengland Upper
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.59975, -8.93892
- SMR number
- LI011-098----
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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 S-facing slope below brow of hill. Circular area (30m N-S; 29.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.15m) except NNE->E where section of bank has been remover (Wth 18m). Bank is heavily masked by vegetation overgrowth. Stones from field clearance have been dumped in a band (Wth 8m) against external bank face, and also along S and W sides of interior. Dry-stone field walls abut bank at N and SSW.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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