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Barrow - ring-barrow

Cappanafaraha, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Cappanafaraha, 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
Cappanafaraha
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1924)
Coordinates
52.43432, -8.69473
SMR number
LI039-053----

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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 reclaimed pasture, 60m E of townland boundary with Kilbreedy, enclosure (LI039-052----) a300m to NW and enclosure (LI039-162----) 170m to NE. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised sub-circular shaped area (dims. c. 22m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by a fosse, bank with external fosse. Cropmark of levelled monument clearly visible on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages. Faint trace of cropmark of levelled monument intersected from E-ESE by modern fence running NE-SW visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. Outline of irregular shaped area defined by a wide fosse visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/03/2015. The cartographic representation of the monument on the OSi 25-inch map may suggest that this levelled earthwork was some form of barrow, possibly a large ring-barrow.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 8 April 2021

See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 306/10 on 13/09/2002.

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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