Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballybricken West, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybricken West
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.57388, -8.51229
- SMR number
- LI023-322----
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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 gently undulating pasture, adjoining enclosure (LI023-015----) on its S side. Circular area (38m NE-SW; 40m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.5m; Wth 9.9m) SW-NW; slight gap at W. Bank not evident NE-E; traces of levelled arc E-ESE; not visible ESE-SW, possibly due to quarrying activities further to SE. Interior generally level.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 31 October 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.