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Barrow - ring-barrow

Knockainy West, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Knockainy West, 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
Knockainy West
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.48258, -8.45977
SMR number
LI032-311----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 improved, rough, wet pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 65m SW of a townland boundary with Knockainy East. Ring-barrow (LI032-310----) lies 2m to SE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified on an aerial photograph (ASIAP 348, 7) taken 05/01/2003 where it is visible as a small circular-shaped earthwork. Upstanding monument is visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. 11m) on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage 05/04/2006.

See attached Google Earth orthoimage and ASIAP (348, 7)

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 29 November 2020

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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