Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Kilbreedy (kenry By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbreedy (kenry By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.60179, -8.84991
- SMR number
- LI011-122----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on an elevated ridge. A circular area (diam. 16m) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 0.65m; D 0.3m) with an external earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.4m). The bank is best preserved E->NW, there is no apparent gap in the bank but there is a slight dip at E. The interior, which is flat and c. 0.3m above the level of the top of the bank, is covered with briar and furze bushes.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.