Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyclare, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyclare
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.26812, -7.85089
- SMR number
- OF014-027----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 on the S facing slope of high ground with good extensive views. Roughly circular area (diam 40m N-S) enclosed by earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1m) which is reduced at S to a scarp, with external fosse (Wth 2.7m; int. D 1.3m) visible from E through S to W with causewayed entrance (Wth 3m) at E. Field fence intersects external fosse at S and E.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Cross-slab1 mi
- Cross-slab1 mi
- Cross-slab1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.