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Earthwork

Castlefarm, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Castlefarm, 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
Castlefarm
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured, Hospital Hill
Coordinates
52.48149, -8.43251
SMR number
LI032-146002-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 improved pasture, on the summit of Hospital Hill (383ft/117m), 350m NE of a townland boundary with Millfarm. An earthwork complex (LI032-146001-) lies 190m to NW and a barrow (LI032-149001-), a ring-barrow (LI032-149003-) and an enclosure (LI032-150----) lie 210m to ESE, 290m to SE and 295m to E respectively. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a suboval-shaped platform (80m ENE-WSW; 66m NNW-SSE) defined by a scarp. Monument visible as an earthwork on oblique aerial photograph taken 20/07/1968 (CUCAP AVT025). Upstanding monument visible as an oval-shaped platform (69m NW-SE; 60m NE-SW) defined by a scarp with a mound (31m NW-SE; 60m NE-SW) in the centre on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. A water tower (NIAH ref. 21811033; built 1925-1945) stands in the SE quadrant.

See attached CUCAP orthoimage

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 9 November 2020

See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 352/3 taken on 05/01/2003.

References

CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com

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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