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Earthwork

Loughgur, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Loughgur, 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
Loughgur
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated, 492
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured, Knocksentry, 492 ft. OD
Coordinates
52.52549, -8.51211
SMR number
LI032-056001-

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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

On rocky pasture on the summit of Knocksentry Hill (150m / 492 ft. OD) overlooking Lough Gur 650m to NE. The site is one of six monuments on and around the hill including the standing stone annotated 'Leagaun' (LI032-051----) located 250m to SW; a mound (LI032-056003-) located 75m to NE; an enclosure (LI032-056006-) located 180m tp ENE; a standing stone (LI032-056011-) located 320m to SE and a flat cemetery, annotated ‘Kistvaen Field’ (LI032-055----) 260m to SSW. Circle O (LI032-060----) and Circle P (LI032-059----) are 405m to S.
The site is not depicted on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. It is depicted as an area of rock outcrop annotated 'Knocksentry' with adjacent trig. station on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. The Cassini OSi 6-inch map depicts an oval-shaped mound (ext. dims. c. 15m N-S; 20m E-W) with trig. station marking spot height 492 ft. OD on E quadrant of monument. The mound is visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 and on the Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013. The site is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/04/2006; 28/06/2018 and 20/09/20200.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 23 November 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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