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Earthwork

Tullerboy, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Tullerboy, 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
Tullerboy
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.48605, -8.65771
SMR number
LI031-087----

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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)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 grassland 114m W of townland boundary with Ballintaw and 160m E of townland boundary with Ballyculleen. Depicted on the OSi 25-inch map as a raised sub-rectangular shaped area (NW-SE 64m, NE-SW 52m) defined by a scarp with external fosse from NNE-E, SE-SSE and SW-W-N. Outline of monument visible on oblique aerial photograph taken 13/09/2002 (ASIAP (306) 31). Faint trace of earthwork visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. Faint trace of external fosse at W visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 16/03/2016, monument transected by a laneway running NNE-SSW.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 25 March 2021

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

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

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