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Ringfort - rath

Ballycahane Lower, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballycahane Lower, 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
Ballycahane Lower
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.56731, -8.66926
SMR number
LI022-071----

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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 undulating pasture with moderate views in all directions. Enclosure (LI022-070----) located 40m to SW, second enclosure (LI022-072----) 50m to SE. Surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as an oval-shaped area (18m N-S; 22.4m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 3m; H 0.55m) with an external fosse (H 0.3m; base Wth 1.7m) visible from E to SE and SW to W. Relict field drains intersect at S. Undulating interior slopes gently to E. The outline of the partially overgrown monument is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2020.

See attached sketch plan drawn and surveyed by ASI and Google earth orthoimage 28/06/2020

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 28 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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