Ballylanders fort

Ballylanders fort
Ráth Bhaile an Londraigh
Shown within Ireland
Location Ballylanders, County Limerick, Ireland
Coordinates 52°22′51″N 8°21′09″W / 52.380703°N 8.352385°W / 52.380703; -8.352385Coordinates: 52°22′51″N 8°21′09″W / 52.380703°N 8.352385°W / 52.380703; -8.352385
Altitude 134 m (440 ft)
Type ringfort
Diameter 39 m (128 ft)
History
Material earth
Periods Bronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400)
Site notes
Ownership private
Official name Ballylanders
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 town.

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. ↑ http://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-limerick.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.corkrdo.ie/files/M20/FTG_Pre-feasability-Study/CT07-611-01_NRA-CLR_Rpt001%20rev%20B%2011%2012%2007%20TR.pdf


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