Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyshane (glenquin By.), County Limerick, Ireland
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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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 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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.