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Barrow - ring-barrow

Portane, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Portane, 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
Portane
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.56080, -8.25782
SMR number
LI025-028----

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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

In gently undulating pasture, with excellent views from the NW to SW to SE and restricted view to the NE. The townland boundary with Keeloges lies 115m to E with an earthwork (LI025-037----) 500m to SE. The site is depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map and is not depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. The ring-barrow (ext. dims. 31m N-S; 33m E-W) is visible as a circular-shaped area with an external fosse on the OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 and on the Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Inspected by the ASI in 1999 and described as a raised circular-shaped area (int. diam. 20m) defined by a scarped edge with a shallow and wide external fosse (Wth 5.3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.3m). The interior is level, dry and clear of overgrowth. The fosse is less obvious from the SE to SW to NW. No entrance present. The ring-barrow is visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 05/05/2002 and 18/11/2018.

See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by the ASI and Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 2 October 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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