Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Ballybricken West, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybricken West
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.57684, -8.51232
- SMR number
- LI023-016----
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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 level area of gently undulating pasture, at base of WNW-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 15m N-S; 16m E-W) defined by scarped edge (Wth 6m; H 0.5m) and external fosse (basal Wth 2.75m; overall Wth 11.75m; Dth 0.15m). Fosse truncated by field boundary WSW-NW. Traces of an outer bank (Wth 9.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.15m) N-NE. Interior generally level and monument largely levelled and incorporated into rest of field as pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 31 October 2013
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.