Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinlongig, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinlongig
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.34569, -8.93609
- SMR number
- LI054-010----
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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 gentle SE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (24m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.75m; Wth 2m), with slight trace of inner lip (int. H 0.3m) N->SE. Scarp is much denuded by cattle with a noticeable dip at SSE (H 0.35m) for c. 8m. Level interior is under pasture and covered by mature trees. There is a dump of earth and stones in NE quadrant.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.