Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyvoghan, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyvoghan
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.51053, -9.06559
- SMR number
- LI028-014----
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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 SE-facing slope immediately below top of ridge. Circular area (25.3m N-S; 25.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.1m) SSW->ENE and defined by scarped edge (H 1.3m; Wth 3.4m) ENE->SSW, with external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.65m) WSW->ENE. At ESE, scarp dips to H 0.55m for distance of 6m. Indistinct counterscarp bank (ext. H 0.35m) WSW->NNW. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to ESE. Field boundary abuts outer edge of fosse at N.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.