Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballybrown (connello Lower By.),ballybrown (glenquin By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybrown (connello Lower By.),ballybrown (glenquin By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.46758, -8.95389
- SMR number
- LI037-013----
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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 N-facing slope. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure bisected by NE-SW field boundary on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled on NW side of boundary. Now evident as semicircular area (24m N-S; 13m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.15m; ext. H 1m) NE->SW, with external fosse (D 0.5m; Wth 1.2m) SE->SW, and defined by linear field boundary on NW side. Interior slopes down slightly to NW and is partially covered by overgrowth.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.