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Barrow - ring-barrow

Ballyconneely, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Ballyconneely, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballyconneely
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.77984, -8.91692
SMR number
CL042-203----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a high hill c. 500m SW of Dromoland Lough. A possible barrow defined by a bank and fosse (overall diam. c. 27m) is visible on OSi MapGenie (2013-2018). Reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. An enclosure (CL042-140----) lies c. 30m to the E and an 18th century turret is c. 70 to the S. An unclassified barrow (CL042-123----) lies c. 200m to the SW on the same hill.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 16 August 2022

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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