Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mound
Cloghanarold, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloghanarold
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.53401, -8.97187
- SMR number
- LI020-101----
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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 a narrow wedge of low-lying ground between the River Deel to the E and a tributary stream to the W. A circular flat-topped mound (H 1.1m; 13.9m N-S; 12.9m E-W) which is covered by grass that is heavily poached by cattle. Skirting the base of the mound at E is an earthen bank constructed to prevent the river flooding this area. According to the landowner the mound is known locally as a burial ground.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.