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Linear earthwork

Lisdowney, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Linear earthwork, Lisdowney, County Kilkenny, 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
Lisdowney
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.78214, -7.43629
SMR number
KK009-011002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a fairly steep S-facing slope of a valley, in pasture. Two parallel lines (L c. 70m; Wth apart c. 20) identified as cropmarks on an aerial photograph (GSI roll 43, print 20) running NNE-SSW c. 15m SW of a circular enclosure (KK009-011001-). These are not visible at ground level.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 29 January 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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