Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyhoolahan, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhoolahan
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.56634, -9.31935
- SMR number
- LI017-015----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In gently undulating pasture. Formerly circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) has been truncated W->SE by field boundaries forming right-angled corner at NE; boundary on N side has been removes leaving break in slope to mark its course. Enclosing element survives SE->W and consists of two concentric earthen banks. Both inner bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.2m) and outer bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.2m) are clear of overgrowth; distance apart of banks crest-to-crest is 7m. Interior dips down gently towards centre and is covered by tall grass.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.