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Hut site

Knockroe (Mason), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hut site, Knockroe (Mason), 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
Knockroe (Mason)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.57934, -8.50468
SMR number
LI023-310----

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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 elevated pasture on a steep ESE-facing slope. Sub-rectangular area (6m NNE-SSW; 8m WNW-ESE) cut into hill-slope at W (L 8m) and defined by earthen bank (Wth 3.05m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.65m) at N (L 6.5m) and S (L 8m) sides and by scarped edge (L 7m; Wth 1.5m; H 0.4m) at E. Interior is level. Possible entrance (Wth 1m) at E-end of S-side is accessed via ramp on exterior.

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 November 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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