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Earthwork

Knockanebrack, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Knockanebrack, 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
Knockanebrack
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1927)
Coordinates
52.39168, -8.24509
SMR number
LI050-003----

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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 pasture, 260m SW of the summit of Knockanebrack Hill (535 ft./163m). Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a circular-shaped platform. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised sub-circular-shaped area (dims. c. 36m NW-SE; 30m NE-SW) defined by a scarp. Surveyed by the ASI in 1999 and described as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. 31m) defined by a scarp (Wth 1.2m; H 0.4m) from NW-E-S-W. Interior slopes to SE. Outline of overgrown monument is visible on Google Earth orthoimages with small quarry and well 15m to NW. This well and quarry is depicted on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 4 October 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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