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Field system

Kilcullane, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Kilcullane, 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
Kilcullane
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52238, -8.55444
SMR number
LI032-325----

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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

In reclaimed wet pasture, 40m S of watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Grange. Enclosure (LI031-081----) located 15m to NW. Not depicted on OSi maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 80; AP 4/3601) as earthworks attached to and surrounding an enclosure (LI031-081----). Visible as a series of small fields radiating out from enclosure (LI031-081----) on Google Earth orthoimage dated 25/03/2017. Cropmarks appear to be drainage ditches of uncertain date. Not visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020.

See attached photocopy of Bruff aerial survey image and Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 3 April 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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