Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyneety (shanid By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyneety (shanid By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.52887, -9.05517
- SMR number
- LI028-026----
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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 SSE-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 44.5m ENE-WSW) defined by scarped edge (H 1.05m; Wth 8m) N->WSW but enclosing element is levelled elsewhere; depicted as complete circular enclosure on 1841 OS 6-inch map but as in present condition on 1923 OS 6-inch map. Field boundary and farm trackway cross interior on ENE-WSW axis and scarp has been lowered at ENE and WSW to accommodate trackway. Interior slopes down to SE. Stream immediately to SE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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