Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Tankardstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tankardstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.44858, -8.53756
- SMR number
- LI040-047001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 reclaimed pasture, immediately E of the townland boundary with Goatisland and N of townland boundary with Ballybeg north. An enclosure (LI040-047002-) lies in the NW corner and two groups of barrows (LI040-049001/011-; LI040-048001-/048006-) lie to the SE and NE respectively. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified as linear cropmarks perpendicular to each other of a possible field system during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/50000 2549) taken 03/11/1984 on the Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages. These linear cropmarks probably represent drainage or land reclamation works associated with the landscaping of the lands of Greenpark House.
See attached aerial photograph from Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 10 May 2021
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.