Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyea ((connello Lower By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyea ((connello Lower By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.48080, -8.89894
- SMR number
- LI029-100----
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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 break in N-facing hill slope. Monument, depicted as sub-circular enclosure (diam. 35m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. However, shallow fosse (Wth 0.4m; D 0.1m) can be traced NNW->E. Field drain, on E-W axis, possibly clips S tip of enclosure. Interior under pasture. Similar enclosure lies 30m to E (LI029-140---).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.