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Ringfort - rath

Ballyshane (Glenquin By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballyshane, 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
Ballyshane (Glenquin By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1924)
Coordinates
52.42786, -9.08243
SMR number
LI036-128----

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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)
  • 1869 · 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on a slight NNE-facing slope. Circular area (28.1m N-S; 28.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.25m) with external fosse (D 0.65m; Wth 2.75m). Gap (Wth 2.15m) across scarped edge at S. Fosse partially infilled SW->WNW. A field boundary abuts outer edge of fosse at NE. Another field boundary, shown skirting enclosure NE->E on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been removed. Interior slopes down slightly to W, and is under pasture except margins which are covered by overgrowth as is enclosing element.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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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