Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyelan, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyelan
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.45867, -8.83036
- SMR number
- LI038-006----
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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, immediately below brow of hillock; marshy area adjoins to SW and E. Sub-circular area (20m N-S; 27m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 3.05m) on which are growing mature deciduous trees. External bank height is lowest along S side where it meets rising ground. Entrance (Wth 5.9m) at ESE. Dry-stone filed wall skirts around base of bank along NW arc to form corner at N; similar earth-and-stone field banks (H 1m) clip base of enclosing bank at NE and SE respectively. External bank face quarried into at W. Interior surface slopes down generally towards centre and locally towards entrance at ESE. Surface is littered by loose stones and broken branches and partially overgrown by nettles.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.