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Linear earthwork

Magherareagh, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Linear earthwork, Magherareagh, 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
Magherareagh
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.43784, -8.51740
SMR number
LI040-225----

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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 rough wet pasture, immediately E of townland boundary with Ballynamona. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified as a linear cropmark running NE-SW by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 106; AP 5/2117). Monument visible as linear cropmarks covering a large area (dims. c. 177m NW-SE x 114m NE-SW), on Google Earth orthoimage taken 01/04/2021. Could be the remains of a drainage ditch associated with post-1700 land reclamation. Doubtful antiquity.

See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 106 and Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 3 July 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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