Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fish-pond
Ballymulvey, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymulvey
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fish Pond
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56357, -7.74461
- SMR number
- LF027-046001-
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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
Possibly associated with an unclassified castle (LF027-046----) c. 140m to the NW. Depicted and named 'Fish Pond' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The pond is now dry but a large sunken terrace marks its location. Earthworks (LF027-046002-) may be associated.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 13 February 2013
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.