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Barrow - ring-barrow

Gortroe (Connello Lower By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Gortroe, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Gortroe (Connello Lower By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
NULL
Coordinates
52.37853, -8.72746
SMR number
LI046-029----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Immediately SE of meander in Maigue River, in rough level pasture and rushes liable to flooding. Sub-circular area (18m NNW-SSE; 21m WSW-ENE) defined by scarped edge (Wth 5.4m; H 1.05m) with three concentric flat-topped external banks and intervening fosses. The enclosing element is only fully evident SSW-W but has been partially obscured by backfilling W-E. Inner bank (Wth at top 1.6m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 0.5m) separated from scarp by shallow fosse (Wth at base 2.5m). It widens out into level area W-E (Wth c. 10m) probably as the result of the backfilling of its external fosse. This fosse (Wth at base 2.2m) is best preserved NNE-W. Second outer bank (Wth at top 2m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 0.2m) is best preserved NE-WNW. Its external fosse (Wth at base 1.2m) evident SSW-W and outermost bank (Wth at top 1.4m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.4m) evident SSW-W. The outer elements of the enclosure have been disturbed by the draining of the river on its NW side; along the bank of the river are mounds of excavated material of recent origin. The outermost bank probably passes very close to bank of river. A mound (LI046-032----) lies immediately N of the barrow.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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