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Barrow - ditch barrow

Ballynagally, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ditch barrow, Ballynagally, 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
Ballynagally
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.54426, -8.37404
SMR number
LI024-322----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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 reclaimed pasture with Glenatrahaun Stream 100m to E. A cluster of three ring-ditches (LI024-225----) lie 35m to NW, a ditch-barrow (LI024-070----) lies 50m to E and a ring-ditch (LI024-224----) lies 75m to SW. Outline of monument visible as a circular-shaped area defined by a fosse on OSi orthophotos, Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 18 July 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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