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Cairn - unclassified

Ballycullane (Smallcounty By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cairn - unclassified, Ballycullane, 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
Ballycullane (Smallcounty By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52729, -8.56831
SMR number
LI031-046----

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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

In reclaimed pasture, 8m S of field drain, 430m N of townland boundary with Cahirguillamore and 50m E of possible cairn (LI031-045----). Not marked on OSi historic maps. Possible low cairn described in 1976 by the National Museum of Ireland (NMI Topographical Files) described as; ‘another spread slightly raised above field level. Third one referred to but not located.’ The monument is not visible on OSi orthoimages or Google Earth orthophotos. Field has been reclaimed and the likelihood is that the low cairn has been removed.

See attached location map and photo taken in 1976 by NMI taken from Topographical Files.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 22 March 2021

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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