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
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.56954, -9.09682
- SMR number
- LI019-013----
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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 break in W-facing slope, overlooking river valley. Circular area (42.7m N-S; 42.3m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.65m) ENE->SW, and defined by scarped edge (H 1.6m; Wth 6.85m) SW->NNE, with external fosse (Wth 1.4m; D 0.6m) ENE->W. Enclosing element truncated by field boundary NNE->ENE. Bank is best preserved at SSW, whilst scarp becomes sheer-sided NW->NNE. Interior, under pasture, slopes down gently to W.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 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.