The townland of Ballylane is in the parish of Kilclooney in Armagh County. It is labelled number 2 on the map.
The Environment and Heritage Service Sites and Monuments Record (2002) notes the following in this townland:
Rath & ?Souterrain of the Early Christian Period.
SMR NO: ARM 021:033
Irish Grid Reference: H96303577
Townland: BALLYLANE
CONDITION: traces only
Field reports of 1960s describe a roughly circular earhwork 41m NW-SE x 42.5 NE-SW enclosed on SW & NE by a bank. Since then the SW bank has been levelled, while buildings have encroached on E. Only on the N & NE does the bank survive to any height. It stands 1.3m above the interior, & on the NE is c.3m above the outer ground level. The E half of the interior has been raised to counter the natural slope. The earlier reports mention a 3.6m wide ditch & a possible souterrain, but neither can now be located.
PRONI records: T.1827 (Testamentary papers of Leeper family.); OS/6/2/17/1 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/17/2 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/17/3 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906. Published 1908. Reprinted 1929, 1932.); OS/6/2/17/4 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1954-5. Levelled 1889, 1892 and 1906. Published 1958 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/21/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/21/2 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Revisions engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/21/3 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1908. Reprinted 1921.); OS/6/2/21/4 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1908. (2 copies), Reprints 1934-1957.); OS/6/2/21/5 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1955. Levelled 1889 and 1906. Published 1958.); VAL/1B/210A, VAL/1B/210B, VAL/1B/240B (1st valuation records.); VAL/12B/10/13A, VAL/12B/10/13B, VAL/12B/10/13C, VAL/12B/10/13D (Valuation annual revision list.); VAL/2B/2/9A (Griffith valuation list.).