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Barrow - embanked barrow

Knockroe (Coonagh By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - embanked barrow, Knockroe, 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
Knockroe (Coonagh By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1928)
Coordinates
52.52729, -8.37813
SMR number
LI033-023----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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 reclaimed pasture on the summit of a ridge (OD 680ft.) known locally as ‘Oileán na crú’. Possible pond barrow (LI033-020----) 70m to SW and ringfort (LI033-023----) 45m to W. Depicted on OSi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. 15m) with a trigonometric station in N quadrant. Surveyed by the ASI in 2007 and described as a circular-shaped area (diam. 15m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4.65m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.65m), with fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.2m) and outer bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.5m) visible from NW-S and WSW-WNW. Gaps in outer bank (Wth 5m) at NNW and (Wth 4.5m) at SSW with causewayed entrance (Wth 1.7m) at ENE. A rectangular-shaped depression in the interior may indicate the location of the former trigonometric station. Truncated at W by a linear field bank running NNW-SSE. Described in 1960 as follows; ‘Interior 36 feet (11m) in diameter. A 5 foot (1.5m) wide ditch is encircled by an outer bank 9 feet (2.7m). On east side there is a gap which may denote an entrance. Interior of this earthwork is lower than field outside (O’Dwyer 1958-61, 115; Knockroe 54). Monument is clearly visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 30 March 2021

See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 133/03, 04 taken 23/08/2000 and 353/7 taken 05/01/2003.

References

O'Dwyer, M. 1958-61 A survey of the earthworks in Old Pallasgrean, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 8, 69-78, 111-15.

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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