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Barrow - ring-barrow

Carrigeen (Smallcounty By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Carrigeen, 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
Carrigeen (Smallcounty By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.48229, -8.58974
SMR number
LI031-114----

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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, 150m from Morningstar River that marks townland boundary with Camas South and 140m NW of excavation site (LI031-115----). Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Possible earthwork identified from examination of aerial photographs dated 06/11/1984 associated with Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraghleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline (map 6, Site 6/1). Monument visible as an oval-shaped area (dims. c. 7m NW-SE; 11m NE-SW) defined by a fosse with external bank on Google Earth orthoimages. A curvilinear feature visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 04/04/2013 represents the remains of a watercourse running either side of the monument.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 29 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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