Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Knockderk, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockderk
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52271, -8.34758
- SMR number
- LI033-121----
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 pasture 50m W of the townland boundary with Derk. Possible barrow (LI033-122----) lies 20m to NW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified from examination of aerial photograph by Katherine Daly (AP 4/3617) as a possible barrow. Visible as a circular-shaped cropmark on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. Not visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 28/06/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages and black and white aerial image showing possible monument outlined in blue.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 17 April 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.