Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Thomastown (coshma By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Thomastown (coshma By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.38402, -8.62791
- SMR number
- LI047-042----
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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
In reclaimed pasture 100m E of the townland boundary with Mountblakeney. Possible ringfort (LI047-041----) lies 250m to W. Not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. It is shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped area (dims. c. 40m NE-SW; 30m NW-SE) defined by a scarp with fosse from SE-W-NE. Outline of earthwork defined by a fosse, is clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimages where it is intersected at E by farm track running NW-SE.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 17 August 2021
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.