Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Bulgadenhall, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bulgadenhall
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.43045, -8.52514
- SMR number
- LI040-057001-
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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 walled garden of Bulgaden Hall (LI040-056----) the site of which is located 45m to S. Not indicated on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as sub-circular shaped area defined by a scarp from N-E-SE with curving field boundary from S-W-N. Described by Westropp (1916-17, 22) as a small low mote. Scrub-covered monument visible on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 30 April 2021
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 349/23 on 05/01/2003.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Westropp, T.J. 1916-17 On certain typical earthworks and ring walls in Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 33C, 9-42, 444-92.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - formal gardenunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Embanked enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.