Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Knockballyfookeen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockballyfookeen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.55058, -8.32038
- SMR number
- LI024-345----
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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
On wet partially reclaimed pasture, ringfort known as 'Rathaniska' 107m to NW. Barrow (LI024-235----) 44m to N, enclosure (LI024-268----) 50m to E, ring-barrow (LI024-237----) 57m to SE. Outline of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 32m) defined by a ditch bisected by a post-1700 drainage channel visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 17 September 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.