Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballyelan, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyelan
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.46316, -8.82282
- SMR number
- LI038-010----
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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 break in S-facing slope. Sub-rectangular area (30m N-S; 35.6m E-W) defined by scarped edge SW->SE and enclosed by earthen bank SE->SW. Scarp (H 1.4m; Wth 0.95m) is best preserved SW->NW where remains of stone facing survive, but is very eroded NNE->SE becoming uneven and shallow. Bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.15m) is heavily masked by overgrowth. Interior, under pasture, slopes down gently to E. Two stones, c. 0.9m apart on a rough WSW-ENE axis, stand in SW quadrant; larger stone (H 0.8m; L 0.85m) at WSW, other stone much shorter (H 0.28m; L 1.1m). A small heap of loose stone lie adjacent to SE. Small boulder lies at base of scarp at WNW. Farm passage runs tangentially immediately outside enclosing element as S.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.