The fort lies right next to the R480 road between the village of Ballyvaughan and Leamaneh Castle. It is located in the townland of Ballyallaban, in the civil parish of Rathborney.
Descriptionedit
The ringfort has an internal diameter of around 100 feet (200 feet including the moat) and is in good condition, although trees grow on much of the structure. The ramparts were built with the earth dug out of the moat, which still fills with water after rain.[2]: 22
The walls were originally even higher, and the moat deeper, than they are now. The embankment was most likely topped by a wooden palisade.[3]: 96
Designationedit
The national monument including Ballyallaban ringfort, number 648, actually consists of two separate forts: the earthen Ballyallaban ringfort, and the nearby stone fort of Cahermore.[citation needed]
^Cunningham, George (1978). Burren Journey. Shannonside Mid Western Regional Tourism Organisation.
^Carthy, Hugh (2011). Burren Archaeology. The Collins Press. ISBN9781848891050.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ballyallaban Ring Fort.
Info at Clare Library
T.J. Westropp on the forts of Ballyallaban
April 13, 2024
ballyallaban, ringfort, irish, baile, albóin, sometimes, rath, rath, earthen, ringfort, south, ballyvaughan, burren, area, county, clare, ireland, national, monument, rathshown, within, irelandalternative, namedoonlocationparish, rathborney, burrenregionirelan. Ballyallaban ringfort Irish Baile Alboin or sometimes An Rath The Rath is an earthen ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area in County Clare Ireland It is a National Monument Ballyallaban ringfortAn RathShown within IrelandAlternative nameDoonLocationParish of Rathborney the BurrenRegionIrelandCoordinates53 05 24 N 9 09 31 W 53 09005 N 9 158578 W 53 09005 9 158578TypeRingfortHistoryMaterialearthPeriodsunknown but likely early MedievalSite notesPublic accessYesNational monument of IrelandReference no 648 1 Contents 1 Location 2 Description 3 Designation 4 References 5 External linksLocation editThe fort lies right next to the R480 road between the village of Ballyvaughan and Leamaneh Castle It is located in the townland of Ballyallaban in the civil parish of Rathborney Description editThe ringfort has an internal diameter of around 100 feet 200 feet including the moat and is in good condition although trees grow on much of the structure The ramparts were built with the earth dug out of the moat which still fills with water after rain 2 22 The walls were originally even higher and the moat deeper than they are now The embankment was most likely topped by a wooden palisade 3 96 Designation editThe national monument including Ballyallaban ringfort number 648 actually consists of two separate forts the earthen Ballyallaban ringfort and the nearby stone fort of Cahermore citation needed References edit National Monuments in County Clare Cunningham George 1978 Burren Journey Shannonside Mid Western Regional Tourism Organisation Carthy Hugh 2011 Burren Archaeology The Collins Press ISBN 9781848891050 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ballyallaban Ring Fort Info at Clare Library T J Westropp on the forts of Ballyallaban Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ballyallaban ringfort amp oldid 1185676381, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
