Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Woodstock (connello Upper By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Woodstock (connello Upper By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.48601, -8.85393
- SMR number
- LI029-148----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In grassland with stream 20m to E which forms townland boundary with Lissamota. An Ordnance Datum spot height of 211 ft. is depicted at this location on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. A flour mill is depicted on this map 100m to N, with castle (LI029-117----) 190m to SSW, Fort William House 175m to WNW. Outline of rectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 63m NW-SE X 50m NE-SW) defined by a ditch visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. On this aerial a water leat is visible feeding the ditch at S corner from the stream to E. Cropmark of mill-race visible in field 50m to W of possible moated site. Outline of earthwork clearly visible on Google Earth orthophoto taken 05/02/2009.
See attached Google Earth orthophoto taken 05/02/2009.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 31 May 2020
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.