Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Ballyphilip (coshma By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyphilip (coshma By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.46121, -8.69183
- SMR number
- LI039-004----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In rough pasture, 342m W of the River Maigue and 173m N of townland boundary with Lackanagrour. Not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as an oval-shaped platform (dims. c. 37m NW-SE; 44m NE-SW) defined by a scarp. Cropmark of levelled monument visible on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 10 April 2021
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.