Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycormick, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycormick
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lismeenagh- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.56632, -9.10439
- SMR number
- LI019-009----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on S-facing slope overlooking river valley. Sub-circular area (40m N-S; 39.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge NNW->WSW and truncated by public road WSW->NNW; shallow fosse (Wth 1m; D 0.2m) runs along base of scarp S->SW. Scarp (H 2.7m; Wth 12m) is best preserved E->SE. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to E. A number of sheds have been erected immediately NE of enclosure, with a large spoil heap from their construction dumped immediately N of enclosure.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.