Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballygrennan (connello Upper By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygrennan (connello Upper By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.46261, -8.81015
- SMR number
- LI038-019----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 level marshy pasture. Circular area (diam. 22m) defined by scarped edge (H 1.4m; Wth 1.7m) with external waterlogged fosse (D 0.9m; Wth 2.1m). Large boulder lies in fosse at SW. Interior is marshy and partially overgrown with gorse bushes.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.