Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballygeel, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygeel
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.41521, -9.05647
- SMR number
- LI036-192----
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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 slight W-facing slope. Formerly circular enclosure is now bisected by field boundary travelling on SE-NW axis. There is no visible surface trace of any archaeological features on SW side of boundary. On NE side of boundary a scarped edge (H 0.6m; Wth 0.4m) encloses D-shaped area (10.2m N-S; 13.7m E-W) W->SE, which is otherwise defined by field boundary. Immediately outside scarp is external fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 2.3m). Causeway entrance (Wth 2.35m) at WNW. Interior is level and under pasture, but there are patches of overgrowth covering top of scarp.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
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