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Earthwork

Rathanny, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Rathanny, 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
Rathanny
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Rathanny , Hachured (1927)
Coordinates
52.46087, -8.47259
SMR number
LI040-016----

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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, 115m E of townland boundary with Bottomstown. ‘Tobergobban’ holy well (LI040-017----) and graveyard (LI040-018001-) lie 200m to the NE. Annotated ‘Rathanny’ on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map and shown as a circular platform (diam. c. 22m) defined by a scarp, immediately S of a post-1700 field boundary running E-W. Described by O’Kelly (1944, 32) as a ‘Type C Earthwork’ consisting of; ‘A flat topped mound around which there is a berm. There does not seem to have been a fosse. The maximum height is 10’ [3m] and overall diameter is 95’ [28.9m]. A possible cist was recorded by W. Forbes (pers. comm. 26/05/1986) which was described as follows; ‘Cist or stone entrance feature on barrow or rath name ‘Rathanny’ on map in Rathanny townland’ (SMR File). Scrub-covered monument visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages.

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Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 19 May 2021

References

O'Kelly, M.J. 1944 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 4, 16-53.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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