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Earthwork

Garryduff (Coonagh By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Garryduff, 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
Garryduff (Coonagh By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1928)
Coordinates
52.54314, -8.26893
SMR number
LI024-087----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 poorly drained land with stream which forms townland boundary with Ballyvalode, immediately to N. Surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as a large circular-shaped area (diam. 40m) defined by a poorly preserved scarp (Wth 3m; H 1.5m) subsided from WSW-W-WNW and eroded by livestock from SSE-S-SSW, with possible entrance at WNW. The interior is obscured by impenetrable vegetation. A possible megalithic tomb or structure (LI024-295----) stands in the centre of the earthwork. Monument visible as a circular-shaped tree-planted earthwork, surrounded to E, S and W by forestry plantations on Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018.

See attached sketch plan and cross-sections surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 21 July 2020

References

O'Dwyer, M. 1958-61 A survey of the earthworks in Old Pallasgrean, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 8, 69-78, 111-15.

Nearby in the register

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

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