Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Tankardstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tankardstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.44898, -8.52667
- SMR number
- LI040-055004-
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 reclaimed pasture, in the centre of a group of barrows (LI040-055002/003-; 005/006-). Not marked on OSi historic maps. Possible barrow identified by Grogan (1989, 251). Monument visible as circular cropmark (diam. c. 4.5m) on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 28/06/2018.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages and portion of RMP map showing location of barrow
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 30 April 2021
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.