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Barrow - unclassified

Ballyroe Upper, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - unclassified, Ballyroe Upper, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballyroe Upper
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1928)
Coordinates
52.35205, -8.47498
SMR number
LI056-020----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 upland pasture 175m NE of the townland boundary with Ballinlyna and 130m NW of a large forestry plantation. Standing stone (LI056-056----) 50m to S and roadway (LI056-021----) known locally as 'Bothar na bhfían' lies 40m to SE. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a circular-shaped platform defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a circular-shaped area(diam. c. 25m) enclosed by a bank with small mound in W quadrant of platform. Monument visible as circular shaped area enclosed by a tree-lined bank on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 24 November 2021

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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