Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballygeel, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygeel
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.41945, -9.05051
- SMR number
- LI036-199----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 level pasture. Circular enclosure visible as cropmark on aerial photograph (LAS) is now evident as circular area 26m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by scarped edge (Wth 2m; H 0.25m) with possible remains of fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.15m) W-E. Another enclosure abuts at SW (LI036-209----).
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
- Enclosureunder 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.