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Earthwork

Cloghnadromin, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Cloghnadromin, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cloghnadromin
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.62034, -8.47823
SMR number
LI014-138----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

On reclaimed grassland. Cropmark of circular-shaped earthwork visible on oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP 118 (25) ) taken 23/08/2000. Outline of roughly circular-shaped area (diam. c. 20m) defined by a fosse with outer ditch (overall diam. c. 75m) visible on OSi orthoimage and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. Outline of outer ditch enclosing earthwork clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 06/02/2018.

See attached ASIAP aerial photograph taken 23/08/2000 and Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 26 November 2021

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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