Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycannon, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycannon
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.53364, -8.87777
- SMR number
- LI020-122----
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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 natural hollow, in low-lying pasture. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, is now bisected by E-W field boundary. On S side of boundary is D-shaped area (20m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.7m) E->W, with external fosse (D 0.5m; Wth 2.1m) NE->NW. Bank is best preserved SE->SW, lowers to scarped edge (H 0.3m; Wth 1.9m) at WNW. Mainly waterlogged fosse becomes very shallow and dry at WNW. Level interior under pasture. No trace of monument evident on N side of boundary.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Townunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.