Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Knockcommane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockcommane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.29786, -8.17241
- SMR number
- LI060-007----
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
In pasture, on crest of low gentle rise with good views from NW-NE. Remains consist of a slightly sunken circular-shaped area (diam. 10m) defined by a scarp with shallow fosse (Wth 2.3m; ext. D 0.2m). Interior level, dry and clear of overgrowth. Faint cropmark of ditch-barrow visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018.
See attached sketch plan and Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 27 October 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Furnaceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.