Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinanima (Darcy), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinanima (Darcy)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.36859, -8.49797
- SMR number
- LI048-051----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, 131m E of townland boundary with Ballygeagoge. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 OSi 25-inch map as a raised sub-circular shaped area (dims. c. 34m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a scarp, with gap at S. Monument visible as circular-shaped area enclosed by a bank with external fosse and gap at S on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 17 August 2021
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.