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Barrow - unclassified

Knockballyfookeen, County Limerick, Ireland

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Townland
Knockballyfookeen
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.55119, -8.31987
SMR number
LI024-235----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 flat pasture 130m E of the townland boundary with Ballyshoneen. Ring-barrow 40m ESE of an enclosure (LI024-234----) and 60m SSE of a ring-barrow (LI024-232----). The monument is not depicted on historic OSi maps, nor is it visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12 nor on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 91; AP 4/3672) as a circular ring-barrow. The ring-barrow is not visible on the Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018.

See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 91 and Google Earth orthoimage

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 17 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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