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
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.44903, -8.40313
- SMR number
- LI041-060----
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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 (LI041-009----) described in 1942-3 as following; 'The more westerly of the two structures (LI041-009---) is shown on the map, but as the other is not at all obvious, it was apparently missed by the surveyors. The eastern structure (LI041-060----) is exactly similar but has a maximum height of only 1' 6" [0.46m] over the field. Its fosse is not so deep nor is it continuous, as it has been cut into by the fosse of the other structure. It is probable that the eastern monument was the first to be built and the western one was built later. This is indicated by the intersection of the fosses as well as by the fact that the western platform is so much better preserved. The overall diameter of the eastern platform is 166' [50m]. The monuments are situated in low land' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 242). Cropmark of levelled monument 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 - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.