Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Partially outlined — Barnakyle is recorded as Enclosure in Limerick. In pasture 320m W of Green Mount House. Depicted on the 1840 0S 6-inch map as a partial curve in the field boundary which may indicate the location of an enclosure.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In pasture 320m W of Green Mount House.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: Faint cropmark of possible enclosure visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 02/07/2018.
What was found
The saved account records: Depicted on the 1840 0S 6-inch map as a partial curve in the field boundary which may indicate the location of an enclosure.
What remains
The saved account records: Faint outline of enclosure visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13.
Why it mattered
Partially outlined — Barnakyle matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: This curving field boundary is not depicted on the 1897 OS 25-inch map.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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