Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Gibbonstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gibbonstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.41975, -8.51554
- SMR number
- LI040-095----
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 S of the townland boundary with Bulgaden Eady. Depicted as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. c. 14m) defined by a scarp with fosse from SE to SW on OSi 25-inch map. Trace of circular-shaped area defined by vegetation visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019 where it is intersected at NW by field boundary running NE-SW, at N by field boundary running E-W and at E by a field drain running NW-SE.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 14 June 2021
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 370/11 on 10/05/2003, 349/20 on 05/01/2003.
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.