Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballintober East, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballintober East
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.38726, -9.02242
- SMR number
- LI044-076----
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 pasture, in locally raised area of generally level pasture. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. However, it is still evident as circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by barely perceptible bank (H c. 0.2m) with external fosse (D c. 0.5m). Level interior under grass and partially covered by trees.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.