Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Coolalough, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolalough
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.46908, -8.40945
- SMR number
- LI041-003----
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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
Barrow described in 1942-3 as following; 'This structure consists of a slight mound surrounded by two fosses and two banks. The inner fosse and bank are continuous. The outer bank has two breaks none of which seem original and are probably due to efforts to drain the fosse, which is water-logged. The diameter of the mound itself is 45' [14m] approximately and the overall diameter of the whole monument is 210' [64m]. The surrounding field is a low-land marsh meadow which is subject to flooding. The height of the mound is about 4' [1.2m] (O'Kelly 1942-3, 238). Outline of barrow clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 6 March 2020
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.
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