Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Knockbrack, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockbrack
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.40155, -9.29147
- SMR number
- LI042-003----
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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
In pasture, on a slight NW-facing slope. A circular area (diam. 9.6m) enclosed by a fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 1.05m) with an external earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.4m). There is a causeway entrance (Wth 1.7m) at ENE. The level interior is under pasture.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.