Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Sunville Upper, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sunville Upper
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.33729, -8.50715
- SMR number
- LI056-031----
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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 summit of Knockbrack Hill, 250m S of the townland boundary with Mortlestown. Enclosure (LI056-033----) lies 450m to SE. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 28m) defined by a scarp, surrounded by a quarry from N-E-SE. Not shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map where the area of the and pit has expanded into the area where the earthwork was located. A lime kiln is depicted standing on the W edge of the quarry. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimages where farm buildings are located to immediate S. Earthwork was quarried out in the 19th century when the sand pit was enlarged.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 18 November 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.