Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Derk, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derk
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52302, -8.34271
- SMR number
- LI033-154----
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
On a slight rise in reclaimed pasture 900m SE of the summit of Derk Hill (OD 781 ft.). Fields enclosed by drainage ditches associated with estate belonging to Derk House located 820m 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 NW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Surveyed by the ASI in 2007 and described as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 5m) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.2m). Linear depressions running E-W to N and S are remains of drainage ditches. Outline of monument visible as a circular cropmark on OSi orthophotos taken between 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 22 April 2021
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.