Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynakill Beg, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynakill Beg
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.44118, -9.00405
- SMR number
- LI036-091----
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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 W-facing slope. Circular area (39.5m N-S; 35m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (H 1.1m; Wth 1.5m) with an external fosse (D 0.9m; Wth 1.9m). Entrance (Wth 3.9m) across scarped edge at ESE. Field boundary crosses fosse at NE and runs along top of scarp NE->ESE. Interior level, dry and clear of overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.