Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Baurnalicka, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baurnalicka
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.54101, -8.81752
- SMR number
- LI021-073----
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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 level pasture. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been partially levelled. Now evident as circular area (39.5m N-S; 38m E-W) enclosed by partially levelled earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m) NW->SW, but no trace of enclosing element SW->NW. Field boundary, shown abutting enclosure at NW on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been removed. Dry-stone field wall clips arc of bank SSE->SW. Level interior under pasture with some limestone outcropping. Derelict cottage immediately outside enclosing bank at SW.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.