Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Field system
Bawntard South,Fairyfield Glebe, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bawntard South,Fairyfield Glebe
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.40316, -8.54877
- SMR number
- LI048-116----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on poorly drained partially reclaimed pasture in fields to N and S of the Ahaleagaun Stream which forms townland boundary with Fairyfield Glebe. Outline of two rectangular-shaped enclosures in field to N and S of Ahaleagaun Stream with linear cropmarks of possible watercourses or drainage channels intersecting earthworks clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/03/2015.
See attached Google Earth orthophotos
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère
Date of upload: 5 August 2020
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.