Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - road/trackway
Cahirguillamore (coshma By.), County Limerick, Ireland
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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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 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
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.