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Moated site

Kilcurly (Pubblebrien By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Kilcurly, 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
Kilcurly (Pubblebrien By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.54497, -8.64991
SMR number
LI022-125----

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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

In pasture, on slight S facing slope. Earthwork first identified by the Limerick Gas Pipeline (Curraleigh West Map 7, Site 7/10; SMR File). Surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as sub-rectangular shaped area (28m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.5m) visible from SSE-S-W-NW, levelled from NW-N-ENE, traces of an external fosse (base Wth 1.8m; ext. H 0.2m) from SSE-S-W-NW. The NW and SW corners are extended and raised 0.5m above the interior. Field boundary (a mix of drystone wall and earth and stone bank) runs along edge of interior ENE-E-S-SSE. Interior is level, dry and clear of overgrowth and level with external ground level on N side. Monument is visible on the Google Earth orthoimages taken 2020.

See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google Earth orthoimage

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 7 August 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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