Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyvoghan, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyvoghan
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1841)
- Coordinates
- 52.51252, -9.06484
- SMR number
- LI028-154----
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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 S-facing slope and immediately W of road. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) truncated at E by roadway on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been partially levelled. However, arc of scarped edge (H 0.7m; Wth 6m; C c. 27m) survives SSE->W. Otherwise site level and under grass.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.