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Barrow - ring-barrow

Greatheath (Maryborough East By.), County Laois, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Greatheath, County Laois, 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
Greatheath (Maryborough East By.)
County
Laois
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.05972, -7.21639
SMR number
LA013-110----

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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)
  • 1811 · 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

Located at N lip of the hollow which contains the Little Bog Lough. Also first off the fairway for the fourth hole, slightly higher ground to E and W. This site is covered by furze which has been burnt off, small ring-barrow consists of a small mound (diam. 5.1m N-S; 4.8m E-W; H 0.6m) with dimple on top defined by an inner fosse (Wth 0.5m-1m; ext. D 0.2-0.4m), no outer bank visible. Overall max. ext. dims. 10.4m N-S x 10.5m E-W

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Nearby in the register

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

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