Ballylanders fort
Ráth Bhaile an Londraigh
Ballylanders fort is located in Ireland
Ballylanders fort
Shown within Ireland
LocationBallylanders, County Limerick, Ireland
Coordinates52°22′51″N 8°21′09″W / 52.380703°N 8.352385°W / 52.380703; -8.352385
Altitude134 m (440 ft)
Typeringfort
Diameter39 m (128 ft)
History
Materialearth
PeriodsBronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400)
Site notes
Ownershipprivate
Official nameBallylanders
Reference no.625

Ballylanders fort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument located in County Limerick, Ireland.[1]

Location

Ballylanders fort is located 1 km (1,100 yd) north of Ballylanders.

Description

Ballylanders fort is a univallate rath, with two outer rings visible as cropmarks. The remains of a fulacht fiadh are nearby.[2]

References

  1. "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). www.archaeology.ie. Limerick National Monuments Service Seirbhís na Séadcomharthaí Náisiúnta. 4 March 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. "Cork to Limerick Route Pre-Feasibility Study Report" (PDF). National Roads Authority and Fehily Timoney Gifford. 11 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.