Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Ballyfroota, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyfroota
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.39633, -8.36813
- SMR number
- LI049-111----
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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
In pasture. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. c. 21m) defined by a scarp. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded this monument as one of 'two ancient forts' in the townland (OSNB Abbeyfeale to Bruree, 190). Levelled monument visible as a circular-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 10/10/2006.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 11 October 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.