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
- 52.55867, -9.18990
- SMR number
- LI018-053----
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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 pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.95m) SW->NNE, defined by scarped edge (H 0.85m; Wth 2m) NNE->SE, and enclosed by field boundary SE->SW which curves to respect enclosing element which it probably overlies. External fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 1.5m) NW->SE, truncated on W side by linear field boundary on N-S axis. Interior is completely covered by dense overgrowth. Trackway immediately to S (LI018-111---).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 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.