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Field system

Rochestown, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Rochestown, 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
Rochestown
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.56776, -8.55411
SMR number
LI023-001----

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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 improved pasture. Aerial photographs taken in 1960s (St Joseph Collection, AVT5 & AVT9) show a possible field system in a substantial sub-rectangular area (dims. c. 450m ENE-WSW; c. 650m NNW-SSE). There was no evident surface trace of this system when the area was inspected except for some slight undulations toward existing E field boundary that have no discernible pattern. Curvilinear coppice, depicted on current edition OS 6-inch map, now evident as an area of rock outcrop. Field boundary defining N-side of general area has been removed; wide earthen field boundary (Wth 5.6m; H 1.45m) aligned with mature trees and outer drain (Wth 6.25m; D 2.05m) forms E-side; third class road (Wth 5.2m) orientated ENE-WSW flanks S-side; townland boundary defines W-side. Tower house (LI022-108----) adjoins the area to W; church (LI022-109001-) and graveyard (LI022-109002-) c. 100m to W.

Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 20 November 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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