Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Woodstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Woodstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.65854, -8.51978
- SMR number
- LI006-060----
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In grassland 320m E of the Mulkear River which also marks the townland boundary with Ballyclough. Cropmark of possible enclosure that is not indicated on the 1840 OS 6-inch map or subsequent OS maps. The outline of a circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 30m) is clearly visible on Global Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019
Compiled by Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 11 June 2020
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.