Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Fantstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fantstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.40466, -8.51604
- SMR number
- LI048-101----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 110m W of the townland boundary with Kilbreedy. Possible ditch-barrow (LI048-102----) lies 25m to E. Not depicted on the OSi historic 6-inch maps. Cropmark identified by the ASI from examination of aerial photographs. Levelled monument visible as a circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 6m) on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 6 September 2021
Nearby in the register
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- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.