Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyea (smallcounty By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyea (smallcounty By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured - Externally indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.55058, -8.60471
- SMR number
- LI022-136----
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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
Enclosure described in 1943 as following; 'This is similar to the last [LI022-139---], i.e., a raised platform with a bank on its edge, the whole surrounded by a fosse. The platform and bank are of earth and gravel. The entrance is on the East side where a causeway interrupts the fosse opposite an opening in the bank. The latter was faced on the outside with stone for some distance on each side of the entrance. The greatest height of the bank over the fosse-bottom is 11' [3.3m] and the overall diameter is 150' [47m]. It stands on rising ground' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 223). Cropmark of levelled monument is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 28 February 2020
References
O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.