Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Ballinvana, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinvana
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.42718, -8.46490
- SMR number
- LI040-106003-
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 wet pasture, 85m SW of Morningstar River that forms townland boundary with Elton and 122m S of townland boundary with Stephenstown. Not marked on OSi historic maps. One six possible barrows (LI040-106002/004/007-) within a field system (LI040-106001-). Identified as a circular feature during examination of Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5,000, 2562) taken 03/11/1984. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Monument visible as circular cropmark (diam. c. 5m) on Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006.
See attached BGE aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 22 June 2021
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.