Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Gortaclareen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortaclareen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.53475, -8.28480
- SMR number
- LI024-210----
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 flat pasture, 200m ESE of enclosure (LI024-209----) and 330m SE of the townland boundary with Newtown North. The ring-barrow is not depicted on historic OSi maps, but is visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12 or on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 18; AP 4/3622) as a circular ring-barrow (ext. diam. c. 17m) and appears to be characterised by a central low mound defined by a fosse (Wth 2m), with an external bank (Wth 3m). The ring-barrow is visible on the most recent Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018.
See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 18 and Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 14 September 2020
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.