Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Ballinruane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinruane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.41116, -8.88863
- SMR number
- LI045-017----
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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, on N-facing slope. Most of Monument, depicted as rectangular (c. 40m E-W; c. 20m N-S) enclosure on 1923 OS 6-inch map, now inaccessible due to a dense overgrowth of thorn bushes. Interior appears to be raised above level of surrounding terrain and defined by a low earthen bank (Int. H c. 0.3m; ext. H 2.45m) with substantial external fosse (Base Wth 4.6m; D 2.15m). Causewayed entrance (Wth 1.4m) at E end of N side. Most of fosse waterlogged.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.