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Barrow - ring-barrow

Derk, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Derk, 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
Derk
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1928)
Coordinates
52.52322, -8.34311
SMR number
LI033-036001-

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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

On a slight rise in reclaimed pasture 900m SE of the summit of Derk Hill (OD 781 ft.) and 100m N of townland boundary with Tonaree. Fields enclosed by drainage ditches associated with estate belonging to Derk House located 800m to NE. One of a complex of 14 barrows (LI033-036001/009; LI033-090/91-; LI033-121/122-; LI033-154----) concentrated in the S half of Derk townland with the closest barrow (LI033-036009-) immediately to the S. Monument depicted on OSi 25-inch map as a circular-shaped platform (diam. 2C. 7m). Surveyed by the ASI in 2007 and described as a circular-shaped area (dims. 24m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth 4.55m; D 0.2m) best preserved from WNW-ENE and from ESE-WSW. A linear depression running E-W to immediate S is one of a number of drainage ditches. Outline of monument clearly visible on OSi orthophotos 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018.

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Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 22 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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