Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyhahill, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhahill
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.55682, -9.20525
- SMR number
- LI018-050----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In area of mixed pasture and marshland. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) in SE corner of field with field boundary truncating E side, is now entirely covered by dense overgrowth of trees and bushes. Enclosing element accessed at NW revealing earthen bank (ext. H 1.8m) with external fosse (D 0.45m; Wth 2.5m).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.