Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Ballyculleen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyculleen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.48694, -8.67508
- SMR number
- LI031-084----
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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 flat pasture, 114m E of disused railway. Depicted on the 1840 OSi 6-inch map as raised circular-shaped area/platform defined by a scarp. Not depicted on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map which suggests monument was levelled between these map dates. No surface remains visible levelled monument on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12. Faint traces of cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/02/2020.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 24 March 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.