Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Ballinfreera, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinfreera
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47527, -8.69211
- SMR number
- LI031-124----
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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 wet pasture 40m W of the River Maigue and 250m NE of a road (LI031-082----). Annotated ‘Burial Ground’ on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map where it is depicted as a raised roughly circular-shaped area (diam. c. 28m) in W corner of small field with ‘Connor’s Well’ 50m to S. Not depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map indicating that the burial ground was levelled between these map dates. Described in 1904-05 as ‘a burial ground’ (Westropp 1904-05, 412). No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-2012 or on any Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 16 March 2021
References
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
Nearby in the register
- Watercourseunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cremated remainsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.