Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballygrennan (coshma By., Bruff Ed), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygrennan (coshma By., Bruff Ed)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.46858, -8.55039
- SMR number
- LI040-003----
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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 25m E of R512. Enclosure (LI040-002----) lies to immediate S. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. 39m). Not indicated on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map which suggests that the earthwork was levelled between these map dates. Identified as a circular-shaped platform during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2544 Site No 040075) taken 03/11/1984 on the Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. Faint outline of levelled earthwork visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020.
See attached aerial photograph from Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline (Site No. 040075) and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 13 May 2021
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.