Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Gibbonstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gibbonstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.41709, -8.51607
- SMR number
- LI040-094----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In reclaimed pasture 100m SE of the townland boundary with Bulgaden Eady. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Visible as a circular shaped-area (diam. c. 27m) on aerial photograph (ASIAP (370) 11) taken on 10/05/2003. Outline of circular-shaped cropmark defined by vegetation visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019.
See attached aerial photograph (ASIAP (370) 11) and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 14 June 2021
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.