Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballykenry, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballykenry
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.52058, -9.02447
- SMR number
- LI028-051----
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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, at base of SW-facing slope. Circular area (26.6m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse. Bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.3m) has uniform low internal height but is highest externally along SW arc. Entrance (Wth 4m) with causeway across fosse at NE. Fosse (D 1.65m; Wth 2.4m) well defined all round. Level interior is under rough pasture which is poached by cattle. Bank and fosse covered with dense overgrowth in places. Stream flows around SW arc of ringfort, c. 8m outside fosse. There is a sportsfield immediately E of enclosure.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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