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
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.45497, -8.79083
- SMR number
- LI038-023----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In meadow, on low-lying marshy ground, surrounded by recent forest plantation A rectangular area around the site has been fenced-off and no trees planted within it. Roughly circular area (18.2m N-S; 16.6m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.6m; Wth 1.2m). Entire site is covered by tall meadow but interior appears to be level and featureless.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 322/31, 32 on 05/10/2002.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.