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Moated site

Kiltanna, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Kiltanna, 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
Kiltanna
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Lisnamackaub - Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.45658, -8.95493
SMR number
LI037-012----

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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)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In level pasture on elevated site. Roughly rectangular area (c. 42m N-S; c. 34m E-W) defined by an internal earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m) N->ENE and scarped edge ENE->N with fosse. External bank (int. H 1.7m; ext. H 0.25m). Earthen bank crosses fosse at E to meet internal earthen bank. Limekiln built on inner face of external bank at NW. NW corner of interior quarried away and N-S running ridge runs midway through interior. Listed as a moated site by Barry (Barry 1981, 84; site no. 26).
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

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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