Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinruane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinruane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.41772, -8.89167
- SMR number
- LI037-093----
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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 copse of mature evergreen trees. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.1m) with external fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 2m). Exterior face of bank revetted with stone WSW->WNW; probably faced in conjunction with construction of dry-stone field boundary which abuts bank at W. Ruins of a 'Constabulary Barracks' lie immediately outside enclosing element to SW. Interior level and densely overgrown by briars and nettles.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.