Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinena, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinena
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.47685, -9.09663
- SMR number
- LI028-120----
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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 E-facing slope. Monument, depicted as penannular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been substantially levelled. However, it is still evident as sub-circular area (40m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by scarped edge with traces of fosse W->S. Both scarp (H 0.35m; Wth 4.7m) and external fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 0.25m) are most pronounced along N arc. Interior under pasture and slopes down to E. Scarp eroded at W by farm machinery crossing site.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.