Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Carrigeen (smallcounty By.), County Limerick, Ireland
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----
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
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
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.