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Barrow - ditch barrow

Knockainy West, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ditch barrow, Knockainy West, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (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

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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