Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Patrickswell
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.49581, -8.50721
- SMR number
- LI032-065001-
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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 rocky pasture on the NE summit and around Knockderc in Patrickswell townland, 180m E of the townland boundary with Loughgur. The field system is later than and overlies the stone circle (LI032-065003-); it is located on the NW side of the hill 140m E of the stone circles (LI032-064----)-; St Patrick’s Well, church and graveyard (LI032-063001/002/003/004-) are located 440m to N and Caheer Baelee (LI032-065004-) and a further stone circle (LI032-065002-) are located 330m to SW.
The field system is not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map but is later partially depicted as a single E-W orientated wall S of a stone circle (LI032-065003-) on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch and the Cassini 6-inch map. Field boundaries are visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013. In addition to the E-W field wall, further relic field boundaries extend N and S from the stone circle (LI032-065003-). A rectangular field enclosure (ext. dims. c. 44m N-S; 95m E-W) survives as an earthwork in the field surface under the existing field system on the NE side of Knockderc 290m ENE of the stone circle (LI032-065003-), this may be a separate or linked early field system. The field system is faintly visible on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AVT018) taken 20/07/1968 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 05/04/2006; 16/03/2016 and 20/09/2020. The aerial images clearly show that the field system overlies the stone circle (LI032-065003-) and is not to the S of it as depicted on the OSi maps.
See attached Cambridge Aerial photos AVT018 and Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 18 November 2020
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 303/28 and 29 taken 13/09/2002.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
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
- Stone circleunder 1 mi
- Stone circleunder 1 mi
- Stone circleunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.