Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Garrynalyna, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrynalyna
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.38134, -8.30771
- SMR number
- LI049-147----
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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 NE of townland boundary with Knockaunacurragha, a possible earthwork (LI049-146----) lies 45m to the NW. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised oval-shaped area defined by a scarp. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped area (dims. c. 27m NW-SE; 26m NE-SW) defined by a scarp, intersected at SE by a post-1700 field boundary running NE-SW. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Monument visible as a circular cropmark with possible external bank from NW-N-NE on Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018. A linear feature running NW-SE intersects the monument at N.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 1 November 2021
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.