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Ringfort - rath

Ballysteen (Shanid By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballysteen, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballysteen (Shanid By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.54131, -9.06016
SMR number
LI019-112----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 rough pasture, on low-lying terrain at edge of marsh to WSW. Roughly circular area (31m N-S; 33m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with intervening and external fosses. Inner bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.6m) clear of overgrowth as is rest of enclosing element. Outer bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. 1.4m) has sheer external face; inner face slopes down gently into intervening fosse (Wth 2.7m). External fosse (D. 0.35m; Wth 3.3m) widens at W where it joins marsh area. Dip in outer bank (Wth 4m) at ENE probably denuded by cattle accessing interior; not matched by causeway or break in inner bank. Interior slopes down towards centre and is under rough marshy pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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