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Designed landscape - tree-ring

Glenville, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Designed landscape - tree-ring, Glenville, 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
Glenville
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1923)
Coordinates
52.50284, -9.06816
SMR number
LI028-101----

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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)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, atop gentle rise near S end of ridge of higher ground. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 15m), has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Location within demesne of Glenville House and depiction of site covered by trees on 1841 OS 6-inch map, indicates site may have been tree-ring; similar site c. 120m to NW.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 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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