
What is recorded here
In reclaimed pasture, in S quadrant of a group of barrows (LI040-048001-/048002; 048004-/006-). Not marked on OSi historic maps. Possible ring-barrow listed by Grogan (1989, 250) as 'Tankardstown 4'. Possible monument visible on aerial photograph (BGE 1/5000, 2549) taken 11/09/1982 on the Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-2012. Faint trace of small circular cropmark visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 29/03/2012.
See attached aerial photograph from Bórd Gáis Éireann (1:5,000 2549) and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 10 May 2021
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location within a group of barrows suggests it is part of a significant funerary landscape, though individual significance remains poorly documented.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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