Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyfoleen South, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyfoleen South
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lismoylan - Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.50174, -8.81171
- SMR number
- LI030-038----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Immediately SW of farmyard, on N-facing slope. Circular area (24m N-S) defined by scarped edge (H 1.1m; Wth 3.4m) steepest to N and E where land falls away from enclosure; very shallow fosse (Wth 2m) S->SW. Ruinous field wall (H c. 0.5m) follows curve of enclosure c. 2m outside bottom edge of scarp. Interior, overgrown with mature conifers, elders etc., dips slightly down towards centre; just E of centre is rectangular mound (4m N-S; 3m E-W; H 0.3m). A farm shed stands immediately outside enclosure to NE, and a hay barn stands short distance to S.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.