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Barrow - ditch barrow

Knockainy West, County Limerick, Ireland

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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

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

Nearby in the register

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

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