Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinvira, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinvira
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.56378, -8.85618
- SMR number
- LI020-089----
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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 parkland pasture, on NE-facing slope. Circular area (42.6m N-S; 45.4m) enclosed by earthen bank. Bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.1m), best preserved SE->W, lowers along E side. Entrance (Wth 3.8m) at E. Field boundaries abut at ESE and SSW, another which abutted at WNW has been removed. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to E. Mature deciduous trees grow along bank and immediately N of centre in interior. New trees recently planted atop bank NE->E.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.