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Earthwork

Hammondstown, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Hammondstown, 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
Hammondstown
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.42063, -8.41558
SMR number
LI040-289----

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

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 wet pasture immediately N of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Island Dromagh. Field system (LI040-136----) lies to immediate E. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Visible as linear cropmarks on aerial photographs (BGE 1/5,000 2571, Strip map 4, site 4/19) taken 03/11/1984 on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline. Visible as a pattern of linear cropmarks, some perpendicular to each, located over a large area (dims. c. 500m NW-SE x 220m NE-SW) visible on Digital Globe orthoimage. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. Earthworks visible on aerial photographs appear to form part of possible field system (LI040-136----). Possible duplicate site with adjoining field system (LI040-136----)

See attached Bórd Gáis Éireann aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 12 July 2021

See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 343/17 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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