Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyhoodane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhoodane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.56342, -8.48214
- SMR number
- LI023-043----
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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 damp, level pasture. Circular area (18m N-S; 17m E-W) defined by scarped edge (Wth 3.75m; H 1.5) with external fosse (overall Wth 11.05m; basal Wth 4.8m; D 0.7m). Outer bank (Wth 4.6m at base; Wth 1.1m at top; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.35m) is breached (c. Wth 2-3m) at regular intervals; breach (Wth 7m) is a possible water inlet at WNW and breach (Wth 3m) an outlet at ENE towards the Ahnavar stream. Aerial photograph (Bruff Survey) shows this is conjoined on its SE side to another ringfort (LI023-324----).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 14 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.