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Gorteen (connello Upper By., Feenagh Ed), County Limerick, Ireland

The record

Townland
Gorteen (connello Upper By., Feenagh Ed)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.40401, -8.85830
SMR number
LI045-024----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 pasture, atop rise. Formerly circular enclosure is now bisected by field boundary on E-W axis. On S side of field boundary is semicircular area (39m E-W; 22m N-S) enclosed E->W by earthen bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.9m) with external fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 0.8m). On N side of boundary enclosing element has been levelled but is apparent NE->E as very slight scarped edge with shallow external fosse.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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