Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyphilip (clanwilliam By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyphilip (clanwilliam By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.54064, -8.41094
- SMR number
- LI023-102----
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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 pasture, on a gentle N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 17m) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 9.3m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.3m). Interior is level and has been raised (H 1.3m) at N to compensate for hill-slope. Earthen field boundary runs E-W c. 1.5m to N of monument; margin of ground between monument and boundary is heavily poached by cattle.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 21 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.