Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballygeale, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygeale
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.57659, -8.72848
- SMR number
- LI021-022----
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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 gentle undulating pasture with moderate views in directions, 124m E of the townland boundary with Killeen. Enclosure (LI021-023----) lies 300m to SE. Present remains consist of a raised circular shaped area (diam. 30m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 7.4m; H int. 0.4m; ext. 0.9m), external fosse (base Wth 2.7m) and entrance gap (Wth 6m) at NE. Interior is level and densely overgrown. Relic field boundary runs along fosse on all sides. Field boundary running E-W removed from outer line of fosse at E and W. Tree-covered monument covered in scrub vegetation visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 9 July 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.