Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballygeel, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygeel
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.42321, -9.04084
- SMR number
- LI036-153----
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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 level pasture. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.4m) with external fosse (D 0.35m; Wth 2.1m). Bank overlain by field boundary NE->SW, with boundaries abutting it at NE, ENE, SSE and SW. There is a pond (4m N-S; 8m E-W) in fosse at NNE. Interior level and except for small area at N verge covered by dense overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 324/ 13 on 05/10/2002.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
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