Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Knockainy West, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockainy West
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47070, -8.48355
- SMR number
- LI040-240----
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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 pasture, 55m E of townland boundary with Baggotstown East. A possible ditch-barrow (LI040-190----) lies 55m to the SE and an enclosure (LI040-240----) lies 120m to the SE. Identified as the circular cropmark of a possible ditch-barrow by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (No. 240; AP 5/0272). Faint trace of cropmark (diam. c. 6m) visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012 and Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. Clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017.
See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled 240 and Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 23 June 2021
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.