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Quarry

Mountfox, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Quarry, Mountfox, 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
Mountfox
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Partially hachured (1924)
Coordinates
52.42242, -8.57638
SMR number
LI039-112----

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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 pasture 60m E of enclosure (LI039-111----). Not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as an irregular-shaped area (dims. 58m NW-SE; 47m NE-SW) possibly indicating a small pond. Truncated at S by field wall running NW-SE. Depicted on Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map as sub-circular-shaped depression or possibly a quarry or pond(diam. c. 48m) with second depression (36m E-W; 12m N-S) to immediate S. Visible as irregular shaped field enclosure delimited by scrub on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. Outline of earthwork visible as a circular-shaped area delimited by scrub on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. Probably the remains of a post-1700 quarry which has become a pond feature, not the remains of an archaeological monument.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 6 May 2021

See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 308/18 taken on 05/10/2002.

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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