Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Newtown (coshlea By.),raheen (coshlea By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (coshlea By.),raheen (coshlea By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.40928, -8.36468
- SMR number
- LI049-045----
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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 pasture, on the line of townland boundary with Raheen and Newtown. Not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped area (dims. c. 18m N-S x 22m E-W) defined by a scarp, bisected by townland boundary running N-S. Monument visible as depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi map on Digital Earth orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 19 September 2021
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.