Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Quarry
Dromin North, County Limerick, Ireland
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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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 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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.