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Barrow — ring-barrow in Moanoola

Barrow — ring-barrow

Why this matters

Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. It is part of a barrow cemetery, indicating a significant prehistoric burial landscape.

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Overview

Barrow — ring-barrow in Moanoola is recorded as Barrow — ring-barrow in Limerick. On flat pasture 140m E of the N tip of the townland boundary with Castlelloyd. One of five barrows (LI025-033001/003/004-/005-) in a barrow cemetery.

Who made it and when

The saved account records: On flat pasture 140m E of the N tip of the townland boundary with Castlelloyd.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: The ring-barrow is visible on the most recent Google Earth orthoimage taken 18/11/2018.

What was found

The saved account records: One of five barrows (LI025-033001/003/004-/005-) in a barrow cemetery.

What remains

The saved account records: The ring-barrow is not depicted on historic OSi maps, but is visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12.

Why it mattered

Barrow — ring-barrow in Moanoola matters because the source ties barrow — ring-barrow to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Not visible on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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