Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Oldtown (bennett), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldtown (bennett)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.48269, -8.39578
- SMR number
- LI033-177----
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 reclaimed poorly drained grassland, ditch-barrow (LI033-162----) 7m to S. One of a group of five possible ditch-barrows (LI033-162/176-79----). Cropmark of ditch-barrow visible on Google Earth orthophoto taken 18/11/2018. Outline of barrow clearly visible on OSi orthoimage taken between 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 3 December 2021
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