Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballintober, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballintober
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.36221, -8.40871
- SMR number
- LI049-165----
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
On E bank of Coolbaun River and S edge of large upland forestry plantation. Enclosure (LI049-164----) lies 115m to NW. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. c. 30m) defined by a scarp. Visible as an overgrown area covered with trees on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 29 October 2021
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.