Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cultivation ridges
Ballinalee Or Saintjohnstown, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinalee Or Saintjohnstown
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.77504, -7.66362
- SMR number
- LF009-022001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Pre-development testing and monitoring of topsoil removal for a housing development immediately to the NE of the site of a possible 17th-century house (LF009-022----) revealed evidence of cultivation ridges and field boundaries (LF009-022002-) (Halpin 2007, 250). There is no evidence to suggest that these ridges date to before AD 1700 and is likely that they may be 18th century or later in date.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 5 March 2012
Nearby in the register
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.