Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballyhurst, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhurst
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.55201, -8.32391
- SMR number
- LI024-264----
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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 low-lying poorly drained rough pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, immediately N of a townland boundary with Ballynaclogh. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Enclosures (LI024-231/233----) lie 70m to E and 75m to SE, respectively. Monument identified as a penannular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 160: AP 4/3677). Monument is not visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2011-2015 or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 160.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 11 October 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.