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
- 52.59656, -8.93713
- SMR number
- LI011-102----
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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 pasture, atop low rise in gently undulating terrain. Circular area (44.3m N-S; 43.1m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.85m; Wth 9m) N->NW, and enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m) NW->N. Scarp best preserved NE->S. Interior, under pasture, slopes gently down towards centre. A ridge of limestone outcrop lies immediately E of enclosure.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.