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Earthwork

Rathanny, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Rathanny, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Rathanny
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.46104, -8.45527
SMR number
LI040-198----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In reclaimed pasture, Camoge River 35m to S, impreesive multi-vallate barrow (LI040-026001-) 130m to E. Rathanny House lies 250m to the NW. Possible enclosure identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 65; AP 5/2075) defined by L-shaped cropmark intersected by field drains at N and E. Earthwork visible as large rectangular cropmark (dims. c. 68m N-S x 85m E-W) on Digital Globe taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 05/04/2006. Numerous linear cropmarks visible, some perpendicular to each other, which may represent drainage channels of land reclamation works associated with Rathanny House. Monument may be associated with land reclamation, doubtful antiquity.

See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 65 and Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 24 June 2021

See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 347/20 on 05/01/2003.

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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