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
- 52.49996, -9.06853
- SMR number
- LI028-100----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 level pasture. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m), has been levelled. However, it is now evident as slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 36m) defined by scarped edge (H 0.15m; Wth 3.65m) ENE->NW. Shallow external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.1m) evident S->WNW. Interior flat and covered by lush grass. Field boundary, depicted immediately to E on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been removed.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.