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
- 52.44896, -8.52589
- SMR number
- LI040-055005-
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 rough reclaimed pasture, 10m W of townland boundary with Ballincolloo, one of a group of barrows (LI040-055001/006-). Not marked on OSi historic maps. Small circular cropmark (Site No. 040237) identified during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/50000 2552) taken 03/11/1984 on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline. Faint trace of monument visible as circular cropmark (diam. c. 5m) on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached aerial photograph from Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline (BGE 1/50000 2552) and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 30 April 2021
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.