Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycahane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycahane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.63120, -8.89145
- SMR number
- LI011-132----
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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)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Atop low rise, in gently undulating pasture; terrain dips sharply down to N into valley. Circular area (26.7m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.7m; Wth 5.9m) E->NNW; no enclosing element discernible NNW->E. Interior level and under pasture. Farmhouse, converted into farm shed, with new dwelling house standing alongside, lies 30m to S.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.