Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Cross (coonagh By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cross (coonagh By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.56053, -8.30470
- SMR number
- LI024-058001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On a slightly raised area, on N-facing slope, in rough wet pasture. Surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as an oval-shaped area (approx. dims. 20m NE-SW; 12m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (H 0.95m; Wth 1.1m), with fosse (overall Wth 3.5; base Wth 1.4m; D 0.4m) and an outer bank (Wth 2.75m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.25m) only visible from NNW-N-NNE. Only the enclosing elements are visible in the N sector, the rest of the monument is covered with dense vegetation. The outer bank appears to have a terminus at NNE. Some large stones were noted at SW. Monument is visible as a tree-planted earthwork on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018.
See attached sketch plan and cross-sections surveyed and drawn by the ASI.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 17 July 2020
References
O'Dwyer, M. 1958-61 A survey of the earthworks in Old Pallasgrean, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 8, 69-78, 111-15.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.