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Earthwork

Ballinard, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Ballinard, 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
Ballinard
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52498, -8.46031
SMR number
LI032-091----

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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

Monument described in 1943 as following; 'This is a very low circular platform surrounded by a slight fosse. The top of the platform slopes from south to north, its greatest height above the field level being 3' [0.9m] and its overall diameter 100' [30m]. It is not marked on the O.S. map' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 171). Situated on poorly drained grassland with stream 30m to NE and site of Ballinard Castle (LI032-090----) 140m to SW, the outline of this earthwork is clearly visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs. The platform located on wet partially reclaimed land in close proximity to a stream with nearby castle site may suggest that this could be the site of a watermill (LI032-336----) mentioned in 1654-56 Civil Survey. A linear earthwork in the field to the S of the platform visible on 2005-2012 OSi aerial photographs may be related to this earthwork.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 24 February 2020

See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 349/9 and 351/16 taken 05/01/2003.

References

O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.

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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