Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyegny More, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyegny More
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.52719, -9.05036
- SMR number
- LI028-031----
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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 N-facing slope and immediately N of avenue to Ballyegny House. Circular area (30.5m N-S; 31.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.5m), with external fosse (Wth 3.75m) SSW->SSE, and with counterscarp bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.65m) NNE->SSE. Bank increases in external height (max. H 2.35m) on N side to compensate for slope of ground; internal height is low throughout. Fosse is covered by dense overgrowth SSW->NNW. Interior, which slopes gently down to N, and bank are covered by mature deciduous trees. Field boundary abuts edge of fosse at NNE and a low earthen bank (Wth c. 1.5m; H 0.2m) crosses fosse at SE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.