Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Ballykevan West, County Limerick, Ireland
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----
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 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
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.