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
- 52.51884, -9.02268
- SMR number
- LI028-056----
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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 rough grazing, on gentle S-facing slope and immediately E of stream. Circular area (18.5m N-S; 19.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank, with external fosse (D 0.25m; Wth 1.5m) NE->SE. Bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1.05m) is best preserved WNW->SE, but very eroded at S. Gap (Wth 2.1m) in bank at NE. Interior flat, poached by cattle and strewn with stones and timber. Stream skirts SW arc of enclosure, c. 3m outside bank. Dry-stone field boundary skirts outer edge of fosse at N. Ringfort (LI028-057---) 50m to SSE.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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