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Barrow - pond barrow

Carrickittle, County Limerick, Ireland

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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-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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

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