Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Monaster South, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monaster South
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.51607, -8.66094
- SMR number
- LI031-051001-
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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 rough pasture, 100m SE of the 12th century Cistercian abbey of Monasteranenagh (LI031-050004-) and 132m S of the Camoge River. Abbey Ville House and walled garden 130m to SW. Not depicted on OSi maps. Traces of earthworks are visible to the N of Monasteranenagh Abbey on oblique aerial photograph taken 17/07/1968 (CUCAP AVQ087). A modern laneway runs E-W to the north of the linear features. Traces of relic field system associated with abbey visible as linear earthworks with trace of relic field boundary running NW-SE on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/02/2020.
See attached CUCAP and Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 23 March 2021
References
CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com
Nearby in the register
- Battlefieldunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Cistercian monksunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.