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Barrow - ring-barrow

Gortaclareen, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Gortaclareen, 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
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----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

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

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

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