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
- Indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.52824, -9.04630
- SMR number
- LI028-035----
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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 SW-facing slope; on E side of avenue to Ballyegny House. Circular area (diam. c. 45m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.05m), with external fosse (Wth 2.5m) SW->E and counterscarp bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.4m) SW->N. Interior is covered by dense overgrowth of briars and thorn. Field boundary, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map abutting bank at ESE, has been removed.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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