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Field system

Farranafina,Newtown North, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Farranafina, Newtown 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
Farranafina,Newtown North
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52770, -8.29839
SMR number
LI033-098----

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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 demesne lands of Newtown House, located 500m to W. Incorporating the area surrounding ring-barrow (LI033-167---), linear earthwork(LI033-097----) and enclosure (LI033-099----) within the townlands of Farranafina, Garryheakin, Rahard and Newtown North. Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 85; AP 4/3624) as a field system. Visible as a pattern of rectilinear cropmarks, some perpendicular to each, extending into several fields (400m N-S x 400m E-W) visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. Many of the linear cropmarks appear to be the remains of drainage ditches rather than a pre-1700 field system.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages and Bruff image showing monument labelled Bruff 85

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 13 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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