Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Balleek, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Balleek
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.32221, -7.49763
- SMR number
- OF009-041----
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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
Situated in pasture, with ringfort (OF009-009----) 40m to N, field boundary immediately to N marks townland boundary with Balleek Beg. Partial outline of circular shaped area (approx. diam. 40m) defined by a fosse with traces of an outer enclosing element to NW visible on Google Earth orthoimage and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 26/01/2018
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère
Date of upload: 12 November 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 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.