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Ballylanders fort
Ráth Bhaile an Londraigh
Ballylanders fort is located in Ireland
Ballylanders fort
Location in Ireland
Location Ballylanders, County Limerick, Ireland
Coordinates 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
National Monument of Ireland
Official name Ballylanders
Reference no. 625

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

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.

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