Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
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
- 52.45564, -8.53194
- SMR number
- LI040-050004-
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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 S of townland boundary with Ballyvulhane, a mound (LI040-050005-) lies 50m to the NW. Possible site (Site No. 040116) identified during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/50000 2553) taken 03/11/1984 on the Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline (Strip Map 5, Site 5/8). Listed as 'Bruff 81' on the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 81; AP 5/2108) as a rectangular-shaped enclosure . No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. Faint trace of rectangular shaped enclosure (dims. c. 28m E-W) on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached aerial photograph from Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline (Site 5/8) and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 6 May 2021
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.