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
- 52.42835, -8.54486
- SMR number
- LI040-089----
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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 reclaimed pasture immediately S of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Baunnageeragh. Possible ringfort (LI040-090----) lies to immediate E. Depicted as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 22m) enclosed by a bank on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Not depicted on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map, indicating that the monument was levelled between these map dates. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 14 June 2021
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.