Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Ballybeg (coonagh By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybeg (coonagh By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52602, -8.22758
- SMR number
- LI033A018----
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 poorly drained, partially reclaimed pasture with Tipperary county boundary immediately to E and to S where it is marked by a stream running roughly E-W. Ditch-barrow (TS058-014----) in field 160m to ENE, earthwork (LI033A017----) 60m to NE. Cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 3m) defined by a ditch visible on OSi orthophotos and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 16/01/2022. Cropmark of two other possible ditch-barrows visible on Google Earth orthoimage to E.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages courtesy of Faith Bailey
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Faith Bailey
Date of upload: 21 November 2022
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.