Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballybrood, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybrood
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.56008, -8.43721
- SMR number
- LI023-056----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on a SE-facing slope. Oval area (24m NE-SW; c. 19m NW-SE) defined by scarped edge (Wth 3m; H 1.3m; possible entrance, Wth 5m, at ESE), with external fosse (Wth 7.25m; D 0.85m) W-SSE (obscured by overgrowth SSE-W), and counterscarp bank (Wth 8.65m; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 0.3m) W-SSE. Latter has post and wire fence on top. Monument becoming overgrown by scrub and much of interior is now inaccessible.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 15 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Religious house - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.