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Barrow - unclassified

Mausrower, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - unclassified, Mausrower, County Kerry, 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
Mausrower
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.12082, -9.29845
SMR number
KE060-084----

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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

In poorly drained rough pasture/scrub land with fulacht fia (KE060-079----) 130m to NNW. Stream marking townland boundary with Maughantoorig 30m to S. Present remains consist of a sub-circular shaped area (diam. c. 18m N-S x 14m E-W; ext. diam. c. 30m N-S x 25m E-W) defined by a scarp and fosse both of which are transected at E by a field boundary running N-S. No visible trace of earthwork on E side of field boundary. Outline of earthwork visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13.

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Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Séamus Ó Murchú, Archaeologist Grade III,
Forestry Inspectorate (Forest Service), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Date of upload: 19 April 2023

Nearby in the register

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

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