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
- 52.52781, -9.04134
- SMR number
- LI028-039----
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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 gentle E-facing slope. Circular area (22.5m N-S; 22.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.6m; Wth 3.9m) NNE->SW, and enclosed by curving field boundary incorporating enclosing bank SW->NNE. Field boundary (int. H 1.5m; ext. H 0.9m) is stepped internally, suggesting lower inner part may be enclosing bank with higher section added to form field boundary. Interior grass-covered and level. Ringfort (LI028-038---) c. 40m to SW.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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