Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Ballynagreanagh, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynagreanagh
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52025, -8.35988
- SMR number
- LI033-169----
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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 reclaimed pasture 115m SW of townland boundary with Knockderk. Earthwork (LI033-150) lies 60m to E. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Identified by Hugh Carey from examination of Bing aerial photographs in 2015 as a possible barrow. Visible as a circular-shaped depression (diam. 12m) enclosed by a bank from NW-S and a scarp elsewhere on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. The monument is visible as a circular cropmark 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
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.