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Rathmore North, County Limerick, Ireland

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Townland
Rathmore North
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52623, -8.62107
SMR number
LI031-208----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 flat pasture 40m SW of the townland boundary with Cloghnamanagh and 825m NW of the Morningstar River. Standing stone (LI031-034----) lies 225m to NNE and ring-barrow (LI031-032----) lies 365m to SW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. The enclosure is not visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12; it is faintly visible on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 75: AP 4/3647) as a sub-rectangular enclosure orientated NE-SW (ext. dims. c. 45m NE-SW; 30m NW-SE). The earthworks are not visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 05/04/2006; 16/03/2016 and 28/06/2018.

See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 75 and Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 20 October 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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