Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Kilballyowen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilballyowen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47953, -8.49097
- SMR number
- LI032-130----
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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
On a gentle NW-facing slope, in improved pasture which is replanted with intermittent woodland, on former deer park of Kilballyowen House and which lies 15m to W of a townland boundary with Knockainy. Enclosure (LI032-230004-) lies 80m to NE and ringfort (LI032-127----) lies 130m to SW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps, where area is under woodland cover. Monument is not visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-2012, or on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. Potential monument identified from examination of aerial photographs (GSIAP 538/539). The precise location of this monument cannot be confirmed without access to aerial photograph which is missing from the paper file (SMR File).
See attached Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera
Date of upload: 9 November 2020
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 303/26 date taken 13/09/2002.
References
GSIAP - Geological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1973). Geological Survey. Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4.
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Cursusunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.