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Designed landscape - tree-ring

Loyer, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Designed landscape - tree-ring, Loyer, 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
Loyer
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.87299, -7.95394
SMR number
OF047-011----

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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

Situated on W facing slope of Loyer Hill with good extensive views to the W only. This appears to be the remains of a tree-ring of 19th century date, of doubtful antiquity. Depicted as a grove of trees on the 1911 edition of the OS 6-inch map and not depicted as an antiquity. Present remains consist of a slightly raised pear-shaped platform (diam. 24m; H 0.6m) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank (Wth 3m; H 0.8m) and outer fosse (Wth 5.4m; ext. D 0.5m) best visible on upslope only. No entrance feature visible.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 23 May 2011

References

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

Nearby in the register

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

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