Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Deer park
Deerpark (shrule By.), County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Deerpark (shrule By.)
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61497, -7.66630
- SMR number
- LF023-135----
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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
This townland (dims. 1.3km E-W; 720m N-S) may mark the location of a deer park associated with a 17th-century house (LF023-123001-), c. 3.2km to its S (www.buildingsofireland.ie, Reg. 13402348, last accessed 16 October 2012). The deer park is defined by a drystone wall (H 0.5-0.2m; wall T 0.6m) and is best preserved on the E and S sides of the townland.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 February 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.