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Enclosure

Castleoliver, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Castleoliver, 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
Castleoliver
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Olivers Folly
Latest-edition OS map
Olivers Folly, Castle Hill
Coordinates
52.33144, -8.48419
SMR number
LI056-034001-

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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 on the summit of Castle Hill (858 ft., 261m), 460m NE of the 19th century Castle Oliver House. Folly (LI056-034002-) is located in interior. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument is visible as a roughly circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 50m) on oblique aerial photograph (ASIAP (319) 17) taken 05-10-2002 and on Google Earth orthoimages where it is partly delimited by bushes. Earthwork clearly visible on oblique aerial photograph (CUCAP ATD059) taken 21/07/1967

See oblique aerial photographs (ASIAP (319) 17/ CUCAP ATD059) and Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 18 November 2021

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com

Nearby in the register

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

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