Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - cashel
Ballyhibbin, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhibbin
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.56609, -8.92692
- SMR number
- LI020-026----
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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 rough pasture, on E-facing slope below brow of hill. Circular depression (diam. 30m) enclosed by stone bank (int. H 1.45m; ext. H 0.45m). Bank, best preserved S->N, has dry-stone field wall skirting around external base SE->SSW. Limestone outcrop incorporated into bank at NE. Entrance (Wth 4m) at SE. Uneven interior slopes down to E, masked by dense vegetation.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.