Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballywilliam South, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballywilliam South
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.51240, -8.91249
- SMR number
- LI029-039----
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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, in area of outcropping limestone. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been partially levelled. Surviving section of enclosing element is earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.9m) SW->NE, with external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.2m) SW->W. Bank, best preserved W->NNE, becomes quite linear SW->W. Bank is truncated by field boundary at SW end; a limestone boulder marks other end at NE. Gap in bank (Wth 4m) at NNW. Interior, under pasture, slopes down gently to SE. Semicircular annex (30m N-S; 19m E-W), defined by scarped edge (H 0.25m; Wth 1m) extends to E into marshy area.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.