Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Knockainy West, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockainy West
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.48387, -8.46069
- SMR number
- LI032-324----
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 improved rough pasture 15m S of townland boundary with Knockainy East and 5m W of watercourse. Ring-barrow (LI032- 311----) lies 155m to SE. Not depicted on any OSi historic maps. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 6m) defined by a fosse visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/04/2006. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 or on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 2 April 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.