Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Grange Lower, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grange Lower
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.46610, -9.01377
- SMR number
- LI036-214----
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In reclaimed pasture, ringfort (LI036-041----) and enclosure (LI036-213) lie 145m to the NW and 260m NE respectively. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified by Hugh Carey during examination of aerial photographs (Bing maps aerial photograph 2014) and described as a possible barrow. Levelled monument visible as circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 10m) on the OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages. A drainage channel running NW-SE lies 30m to the W.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages and Bing maps aerial photograph.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 20 April 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.