Enclosure in Ballynagoul

A roughly circular enclosure, measuring 12.5m in diameter. The enclosure is defined by a low earthen bank, which is 0.15m higher than the space it closes. Around this enclosing bank is a shallow ditch with a depth of 0.1m to 0.25m. The ditch is wet and contains rushes. There is a possible entrance in the west side, evident on Google Earth imagery from 2006 and 2017. Bordering the enclosure on the south-east, and perhaps slightly cutting into it, are the remains of a field boundary. This is likely to be more recent, though still pre-1840 as it does not occur on any OS maps. The enclosure may be the remains of a prehistoric ring ditch or ring barrow, given its similarity in terms of size and morphology to sites found elsewhere in Limerick and Tipperary (see Doody 1993; Doody 2001; Doody 2008). Compiled by: Dr Eugene Costello Date of upload/revision: 6 March 2023 Images uploaded courtesy of Dr Costello (01- SW-facing view of site; 02 - Google Earth imagery 2006; 03 - Google Earth imagery 2017)