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Derry, County Limerick, Ireland

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Townland
Derry
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1923)
Coordinates
52.56090, -8.94838
SMR number
LI020-136----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

In pasture, on S-facing slope immediately below brow of hill. Roughly rectangular area (37m N-S; 33.6m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.4m) SE->W and by collapsed dry-stone wall (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 0.45m) NE->SW. Wall is best preserved (H 0.8m) where it runs along outer base of bank SE->SW. Dense vegetation cover obscures enclosing element W->NE. Low rubble wall (H 0.3m; Wth. 1m) runs along top of bank SSW->SW. Interior, covered with trees and nettles, dips towards centre. Recent dwelling adjacent to W.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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