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Quarry

Dromin North, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Quarry, Dromin 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
Dromin North
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.43750, -8.59735
SMR number
LI039-157----

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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)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 immediately N of townland boundary with Maidstown. Dromin Church (LI039-077001-) and graveyard (LI039-077002-) located 150m to SE. Annotated 'Fair Green' and depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a ridge running NW-SE (L c. 75m) that is excavated to N with an oval-shaped depression at SE. Identified as a possible rectangular enclosure on aerial photograph (ASIAP (346) 19) taken 05/01/2003. Visible as a large depression resulting from quarrying activity on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020.

See attached Google Earth orthoimage.

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 11 May 2021

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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