Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballincarroona (smallcounty By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballincarroona (smallcounty By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.44884, -8.40362
- SMR number
- LI041-009----
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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
Conjoined earthworks (LI041-060----) described in 1942-3 as following; 'The more westerly of the two structures is shown on the map, but as the other is not at all obvious, it was apparently missed by the surveyors. The western monument consists of a circular platform of earth around which there is a fosse. The surface of the platform is quite flat and level. It is about 4' [1.2m]over the field level. The overall diameter is 154' [47m]. The eastern structure (LI041-060----) is exactly similar but has a maximum height of only 1' 6" [0.46m] over the field. The monuments are situated in low land' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 242). Outline of upstanding monument clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 9 March 2020
References
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.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.