Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Ballybeg (clonlisk By.), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybeg (clonlisk By.)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.00450, -7.85387
- SMR number
- OF042-009----
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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 top of high ground overlooking bog to the N and low-lying flat land to the W. Rectangular shaped area (dims 72m N-S; 63m E-W) enclosed by a slight bank which has been reduced to a scarp in most places and a wide flat bottomed fosse (Wth 3m: int. D 0.5m; ext. D 0.3m), both enclosing features are destroyed at W where the natural slope of the hill acts as a defensive feature. No apparent entrance feature was located.
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
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.