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Moated site

Newtown (Coshlea By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Newtown, 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
Newtown (Coshlea By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Illaunaholata Moat, hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Illaunaholata Moat, hachured (1928)
Coordinates
52.40586, -8.37024
SMR number
LI049-039----

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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 reclaimed pasture, 35m S of townland boundary with Raheen. Barrow (LI049-235----) lies 60m to the NW, enclosures (LI049-038/040---) lie 85m to the NW and 55m to the SW, respectively. Annotated ‘Illaunaholata Moat’ on OSi historic maps. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as an oval shaped platform defined by a scarp. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped platform (dims. c. 18m N-S, 22m E-W) defined by a scarp. Levelled earthwork visible as a rectangular-shaped cropmark with linear cropmarks intersecting the site at N, W, S and SW on Bórd Gáis Éireann Curraleigh West-Limerick gas pipeline aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000; 2580) taken 03/11/1984. Levelled monument visible as an oval-shaped cropmark (dims. c. 18m N-S x 22m E-W) immediately S of a relic watercourse running E-W, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 20011-13. Cropmark of levelled earthwork visible on Google Earth orthoimages.

See attached BGE aerial photographs and Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 18 September 2021

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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