Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Glen (clanwilliam By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glen (clanwilliam By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.55591, -8.37436
- SMR number
- LI024-343----
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 wet partially reclaimed pasture. Two ring-barrows (LI024-041/243----) 30m to NNW, ringfort (LI024-040----) with hut site (LI024-299----) 42m to NNE. Ringfort (LI024-341----) immediately to S, ditch-barrow (LI024-342----) 15m to ENE. Outline of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 7m) defined by a ditch visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005-12. Outline of monument clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthophoto courtesy of Edmond O'Donovan
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 17 September 2020
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.