Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballymackesy, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymackesy
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.43275, -9.06793
- SMR number
- LI036-218----
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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 grassland, with ringfort (LI036-066----) 1050 to SSE. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 26m) visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 24/06/2018. Could be the remains of a levelled ringfort.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Joe O'Connor
Date of upload: 4 March 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.