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Ringfort - rath

Ballykenry, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballykenry, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballykenry
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.51819, -9.02210
SMR number
LI028-057----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In low-lying marshy ground, 12m E of stream, and surrounded by higher ground. Oval area (26m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank WSW->S and defined by scarped edge (H 0.3m; Wth 1.75m) S->WSW, with external bank entirely surrounding bank and scarp and separated from them by waterlogged fosse (Wth 3.75m). Inner bank is best preserved WSW->NE (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.05m). Dip in bank (Wth 4.5m) at ENE. Outer bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.25m) is best preserved NW->ESE and also dips slightly at ENE. Interior is flat and marshy with stands of irises. Ringfort (LI028-056---) 50m to NNW.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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