Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Magherabane (ballybrit By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Magherabane (ballybrit By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.11999, -7.63275
- SMR number
- OF037-007----
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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 NW facing slope of rising ground in upland area. The site was totally overgrown making exact measuring and examination impossible. The site consisted of a circular area (diam 58m NW-SE; 49m SW-NE) enclosed by two earthen banks, intervening fosse (Wth 3m; ext. D. 0.5m; int. D 1.3m) with possible entrance gap at NE. The inner bank is reduced to a scarp in most places while the outer bank (Wth 1.5m) is the best preserved.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.