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Field system

Ballycullane (Smallcounty By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Ballycullane, 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
Ballycullane (Smallcounty By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.53072, -8.56909
SMR number
LI022-247----

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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

Area encloses summit and lower slopes of a broad, rocky hill, in pasture. Enclosure (LI031-178001-) lies within the SE quadrant of the field system and a burnt mound (LI031-178003-) lies in the SW quadrant. This field system may be a continuation of a field system (LI031-226----) which lies in an adjacent field adjoining to SE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a roughly rectangular-shaped area covering approx. 9 ha and comprising of intersecting linear cropmarks, some forming rectilinear-shapes, on Bruff Survey aerial photographs (Bruff 112: AP4/3644). Monument surveyed in 2000 by the ASI and described as irregular undulations across this area, which do not form any coherent pattern visible at ground level. Field system no longer visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 06/02/2018 as the area has been planted with forestry.

See attached Bruff Survey aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimage

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 16 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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