Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Mortlestown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mortlestown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.34892, -8.51359
- SMR number
- LI056-005----
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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 pasture with earthwork (LI056-061----) 80m to W. Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map as a small circular-shaped mound defined by a scarp with fosse at NW. Monument visible as circular cropmark (diam. c. 15m) visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013. Faint trace of cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 22 November 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.