Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballylin (shanid By., Ardagh Ed), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballylin (shanid By., Ardagh Ed)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.49925, -9.08178
- SMR number
- LI028-091----
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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, on gentle SE-facing slope. Circular area (33.5m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse and counterscarp bank. Bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 2.35m) becomes low internally (H 0.3m) at W, with gap (Wth 5.5m) at SE. Fosse waterlogged SSE->W and damp everywhere; recent drainage trench feeds into fosse at W. Low counterscarp bank (int. H 1.55m; ext. H 0.25m) evident NW->SE. Interior slopes very slightly down to SE. Interior and bank covered by mature deciduous trees.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.