Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Baurnagurrahy, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baurnagurrahy
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.35327, -8.28557
- SMR number
- LI057-017----
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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 to W of Galtee Mountain range and 460m E of the River Aherlow that marks the townland boundary with Ballyfauskeen. Enclosure (LI057-016----) lies 200m to NW. It is depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised, sub-circular-shaped area (dims. c. 27m NE-SW; 24m E-W) defined by a scarp with external fosse from NE-SE that is incorporated into a field boundary from SE-SW. Intersected at SE by a field boundary running NW-SE. Outline of monument delimited by trees and bushes is visible 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: 11 November 2021
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.