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Road - road/trackway

Cahirguillamore (Coshma By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Road - road/trackway, Cahirguillamore, 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
Cahirguillamore (Coshma By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.50691, -8.57422
SMR number
LI031-041028-

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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 pasture on the former deer park of the demesne of Cahir Guillamore House (LI031-041019-). Within S quadrant of field system (LI031-041001-) and deserted medieval settlement (LI031-041009-) with medieval house (LI031-041012-) 45m to W. Castle site (LI031-041014-) 250m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a road by Ó Ríordáin and Hunt (1942, 43) and described as: ‘A number of roads shown on the aerial photograph and also on the ground’ (ibid. 43). The monument is visible as a linear cropmark (Wth. c. 10m) defined by an earthen bank on either side that runs S for 220m before branching SE (L 100m) and W (L 120m) on OSi orthoimage taken between 2005-12. The outline of the road is clearly visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 25/03/2017.

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date upload: 31 March 2021

References

Ó Ríordáin, S. P. & Hunt, J. 1942 Mediaeval dwellings at Caherguillamore, Co. Limerick. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 37-63.

Nearby in the register

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

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