Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Bottomstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bottomstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.45458, -8.46974
- SMR number
- LI040-207004-
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, 80m W of townland boundary with Rathanny. Cropmark of a possible earthwork (LI040-207001-) lies 115m to the NW. One of a cluster of 5 possible barrows (LI040-207002-/003-; 207005; LI040-209----). Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified as a circular cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 93.04; AP 5/2102). Monument visible as a circular cropmark (diam. c. 5m) intersected at E by a linear cropmark running roughly N-S on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019.
See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 93.04 and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 29 June 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.