Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Spittle (coshlea By., Ballylanders Ed), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Spittle (coshlea By., Ballylanders Ed)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.39217, -8.33635
- SMR number
- LI049-121----
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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, 80m S of townland boundary with Duntryleague and 110m W of townland boundary with Ballynatona. Excavated pits (LI049-120/122/123----) lie 180m to the NW and 260m to the SW, respectively. Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a curving scarp from NW-N-E, intersected at NW by post-1700 field boundary. Shown on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map as a curving bank from NW-N-E. No surface remains visible of earthwork on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages. Modern farm buildings now located on site of earthwork.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 13 October 2021
Nearby in the register
- Pitunder 1 mi
- Pitunder 1 mi
- Pitunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.