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Designed landscape feature

Townparks (Ballyshannon ED), County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Designed landscape feature, Townparks, County Donegal, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Townparks (Ballyshannon ED)
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.50524, -8.19751
SMR number
DG107-116----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1881 map "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1881 · Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a low ridge of rock outcrop with a stream and marshy land to S and E respectively. Natural rock outcrop that has been landscaped by the planting of beech trees around the base of this rock outcrop. It is possible that the occupiers of Danby House located 170m to the W may have landscaped this rock outcrop by creating a bank around the base of the outcrop into which beech trees were planted. On top of this rock they may have constructed a small summer house or gazebo. Danby gate lodge is located across the road to the W. This appears to be a post-1700 AD landscape feature.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: : 19 July 2010

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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