Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - pond barrow
Carrickittle, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrickittle
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.50626, -8.37059
- SMR number
- LI033-029017-
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 marshy pasture at S end of townland. One of three additional barrows identified by the Discovery Programme (No. 2) that formed part of a barrow cemetery that includes 13 ring-barrows (LI033-029001/017-) concentrated in three fields. Outline of shallow depression (diam. c. 4.5m) enclosed by a bank is visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages and Discovery Programme aerial photograph with barrow labelled 2.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 30 March 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.