Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Towlerton, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Towlerton
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.65428, -8.57588
- SMR number
- LI005-073----
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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
On level ground, at the base of a NE-facing slope, leading down to the floodplain of the Groody River, which is c. 220m to E. Standing stone (LI005-074----) located c. 160m to NW. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Discovered during monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the construction of the Castletroy distributor road (Cummins 2004). Described in 2004 as a roughly circular-shaped spread (9m E-W; 9m N-S; T 0.03m) of heat-shattered stone in a black soil matrix (ibid, 11). Visible as a dark oval-shaped cropmark on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage 19/11/2019.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 24 June 2020
References
Cummins, T. 2004 Archaeological Monitoring, Castletroy Distrubutor Road, Towlerton townland, Co. Limerick. Report 1: Phase 2 (Fields 1-3). Licence no. 04E0437. Sheila Lane and Associates, Cork.
O'Connell, A. 2019 Castletroy, Limerick, Archaeological Impact Assessment. Archer Heritage Planning, for Department of Education and Skills.
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.