Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Ballymacelligott, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymacelligott
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.24491, -9.60029
- SMR number
- KE039-005----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (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
Situated at the base of a S facing slope in poorly drained pasture. Possible ring-barrow (overall diam. 35m N-S x 37.5m E-W) described by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey as a circular-shaped area (diam. 25.9m N-S x 27.5m E-W) defined by a fosse, bank, external fosse and possible outer bank. Outline of monument clearly visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 7 June 2022
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.