Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Glenlary, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenlary
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.39806, -8.40140
- SMR number
- LI049-097----
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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 reclaimed grassland, immediately W of townland boundary with Cloghast and 365m E of Glenlary Cottage. A possible barrow (LI049-280----) lies 60m to E. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised rectangular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as raised square-shaped area (dims. c. 36m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by a scarp, with fosse intersected at SE by a post-1700 field boundary running N-S. Oultine of possible moated site visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 3 November 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.