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Barrow - ring-barrow

Ballybricken West, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Ballybricken West, 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
Ballybricken West
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1928)
Coordinates
52.57604, -8.51859
SMR number
LI023-013----

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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 level pasture, with good view of Knockroe Hill to ENE. Circular area (18m NNW-SSE; 17m WSW-ENE) defined by scarped edge (Wth 5.3m; Dth 0.3m) with external earthen bank (Wth 9.75m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 2.45m); the bank is lowest ENE-E. Wide intervening fosse (basal Wth 4.5m; overall Wth 16.2m; Dth 1.05m) is well defined except ENE-E where shallow. Fosse is fenced off and waterlogged WSW-WNW. Remains of outer bank (Wth 9.95m; int. H 1.05m; ext. H 0.25m) intermittent WNW-NNE and ESE-S-WSW; truncated by land drain and field boundary WSW-WNW. Dry, linear depression truncates exterior of outer bank SSE-SSW. Electricity pylon stands 5m to SE of monument.

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 31 October 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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