Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Bawnacouma, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bawnacouma
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.57740, -8.63327
- SMR number
- LI022-027----
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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 gently undulating tillage with poor views in all directions, 150m W of townland boundary with Kilpeacon and standing stone (LI022-236----) 125m to SW. No surface remains visible. Depicted on the 1840 OS 6-inch map as a large circular shaped area enclosed by a scarp, not marked on subsequent editions, likely that monument was levelled between the map dates. Faint trace of cropmark of levelled monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 06/02/2018.
See attached Google earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 28 July 2020
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.