Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - road/trackway
Knocklong East, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocklong East
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.42933, -8.40649
- SMR number
- LI041-004001-
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
Linear feature which is visible on the ground as a low terrace and is partially hachured on the OS 6-inch map immediately E of O'Hurley's Castle (LI041-004005-) could be the remains of a medieval roadway that is depicted running past this castle on the 1654-7 Down Survey map of Down and Long parish map (NLI, MS 718).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 20 June 2019
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 343/14 and 16 on 05/01/2003.
References
NLI, MS 718 - National Library of Ireland, Parish maps with terriers, showing forfeited lands in County Limerick, commonly known as the "Down Survey", executed under the direction of Sir William Petty, 1657, and copied by Daniel O'Brien, 1786.
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.