Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynabearna, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynabearna
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.48181, -9.10735
- SMR number
- LI028-079----
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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 marshy pasture, on SE-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 22.4m) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse. Bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 1.05m) low internally due to erosion by cattle; mature trees grow long its crest. Fosse (Wth 0.75m; D 0.25m) evident all round but most substantial NW->E. Interior overgrown with briars and brambles.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.