Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinvulla, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinvulla
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.51983, -9.03580
- SMR number
- LI028-042----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on gentle SW-facing slope, just below top of hill. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank encased within dry-stone wall which acts as field boundary (Wth 1.8m; int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.05m). Dry-stone wall denuded NNE->E exposing earth-and-stone bank at its core. Wall is mostly ruinous with loose stone scattered around base. Gap (Wth 8m) in wall at ESE, flanked by stone pillar at S side. Interior is covered by trees. Enclosure incorporated into E side of small field with shed and house c. 70m to E. Dry-stone field boundaries abut enclosure at NNE and SSE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.