Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyallinan South,ballybrown (glenquin By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyallinan South,ballybrown (glenquin By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.47367, -8.96737
- SMR number
- LI029-083----
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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 N-facing slope, near base of hill. Circular area (diam. c. 50m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.25m; ext. H 2.2m) with external fosse (D 1.6m; Wth 2.2m); both heavily masked by vegetation overgrowth. Bank is best preserved ESE->NW, and incorporated into field boundary ESE->S. Fosse is marshy and widest (Wth 5.6m) ESE->S; counterscarp earth-and-stone bank (ext. H 0.55m) runs along outer edge NW->ESE. Small paddock adjoins at NW. Level interior covered by dense overgrowth but there is a small clearing near centre.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.