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Ringfort - rath

Ballyroe East, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballyroe East, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballyroe East
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1924)
Coordinates
52.47900, -8.83650
SMR number
LI030-068----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

In rough pasture, on N-facing hillside. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by scarped edge (H 1.7m; Wth 14m), with external fosse (D 0.45m; Wth 4m) NW->E, and counterscarp bank (ext. H 1.1m) NW->SE. Scarp is best preserved NW->NE, but elsewhere is gradual and somewhat indistinct in profile. Counterscarp has dumped material covering it at N. Interior gently dips down to shallow hollow just E-of-centre; SE quadrant covered by thicket of brambles and nettles as is enclosing element in this area. Terrain immediately E of enclosure is marshy. Avenue leading to farmyard curves to avoid enclosure on W side. Field boundary, shown abutting enclosure at NE on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been removed.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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