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Ringfort - rath

Ballygeale, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballygeale, 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
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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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (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.

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Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 9 July 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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