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Enclosure

Newtown (Geashill By.), County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Newtown, County Offaly, 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
Newtown (Geashill By.)
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.23506, -7.39926
SMR number
OF025-036----

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture atop low gravel ridge, with Newtown Castle (OF025-005----) 300m to WNW. Cropmark of circular shaped area (approx. diam. 15m) defined by a fosse visible on Google Earth orthoimage and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. Depicted as an area of woodland standing in centre of field annotated 'Glen Field' on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Cropmark of enclosing ditch of woodland plantation visible on aerial images. Could be the remains of a folly/gazebo or a designed landscape feature associated with the woodland plantation.

See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 26/01/2018

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère

Date of upload: 12 November 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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