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Barrow - unclassified

Srahane, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - unclassified, Srahane, County Limerick, 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
Srahane
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.62172, -8.51497
SMR number
LI014-172----

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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In reclaimed grassland, with stream marking townland boundary with Srahane West immediately to E. Outline of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 26m; ext. diam. 53m) defined by a scarp and wide fosse or moat (approx. Wth 13m) visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13 and earlier OSi orthoimages. Outline of monument clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/04/2006. On this image the fosse appears to be waterlogged with evidence of rushes in the wet fosse or moat. The location on wet marshy land adjacent to a stream with wide waterlogged fosse suggests a prehistoric ritual site in the barrow or henge tradition rather than that of a medieval settlement or ringfort. Cropmarks of old watercourse is visible to N of monument with channels feeding from old stream into fosse or moat of the monument which is clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 06/02/2018.

See attached Google Earth orthophotos taken 05/04/2006, 25/03/2017 and 06/02/2018.

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 3 June 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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