Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballysalla, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballysalla
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.40561, -8.78088
- SMR number
- LI046-013----
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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 gently undulating pasture. Roughly circular area (23.1m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by scarped edge, and bisected by field boundary on E-W axis. Another field boundary, shown on 1923 OS 6-inch map as abutting latter just E of centre on S side, has been removed. On N side of field boundary scarp is more pronounced (H 1m; Wth 2m) than on S side (H 0.6m; Wth 6m) where it has been partially levelled. Scarp is tree-lined on N side, but S side is free from overgrowth. On S side slight fosse evident (D c. 0.2m; Wth c. 4m) at base of scarp. Interior slopes down gently to S; on N side of boundary it is overgrown by trees but on S side is under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.