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Barrow - unclassified

Shanaclogh West, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - unclassified, Shanaclogh West, 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
Shanaclogh West
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1928)
Coordinates
52.52382, -8.25474
SMR number
LI033A003----

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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

In reclaimed pasture, 100m E of townland boundary with Gortakilleen. Spring well annotated 'Tobernafinnoge' 95m to NNE. Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as circular-shaped area (diam. c. 26m) defined by a fosse. Described in 1960 as; ‘One half of platform missing. Diameter of remaining part is 51 feet [15.5m]; 5 feet [1.5m] over field level. Has an 18 foot [5.4m] wide continuous ditch’ (O’Dwyer 1958-61, 115; Shanaclogh West 56). The monument is clearly visible on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-22 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018. A linear cropmark running E-W is visible to the W of the enclosure with post-1700 field system in field to the W.

See attached drawing by O’Dwyer and Google Earth orthoimage.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 21 April 2021

References

O'Dwyer, M. 1958-61 A survey of the earthworks in Old Pallasgrean, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 8, 69-78, 111-15.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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