Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballymorrisheen (glenquin By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymorrisheen (glenquin By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.47808, -9.00306
- SMR number
- LI028-150----
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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 low-lying marshy pasture; ground slopes away gently to SE to River Deel. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank and wide external fosse. Bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.6m) is covered with dense overgrowth and has break (Wth 4m) at N. Fosse (D 0.1m; Wth 8m) is flat-bottomed, shallow and waterlogged in places. Interior is covered by dense overgrowth. Field boundary, shown on 1923 OS 6-inch map immediately to S of enclosure, has been removed.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.