Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballynahown (glenquin By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynahown (glenquin By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.42211, -9.09729
- SMR number
- LI036-118----
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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
Landowner refused the Survey permission to inspect this monument which is depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map. The 1924 OS 6-inch maps shown enclosing bank overlain by field boundary, with external fosse SE->SW.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.