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Barrow - unclassified

Ballykevan West, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - unclassified, Ballykevan 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
Ballykevan West
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.43726, -8.89196
SMR number
LI037-114----

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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)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 poorly drained rough grassland, 90m E of townland boundary with Ballyhahill, a ringfort (LI037-114----) lies 55m to the SSW. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Monument visible as circular enclosure on ASI aerial photographs taken 18/09/2005. Monument visible as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 20m) defined by a scarp with fosse, bank and external fosse on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages. An external bank from E-S-W is visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 24/09/2018.

See attached Google Earth orthoimage and ASIAP taken 18/09/2005.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 20 April 2021

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

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

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