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Earthwork

Ballyneety North, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Ballyneety North, 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
Ballyneety North
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52096, -8.33014
SMR number
LI033-095----

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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 45m W of roadway that marks townland boundary with Treamnanagh. Ringfort (LI033-038----) lies 85m to SE. Not depicted on the historic OSi maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 77; AP 4/3626) as an earthwork. Visible as a roughly circular-shaped area of dark vegetation on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages and Bruff image showing monument labelled Bruff 77

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 12 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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