Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fish-pond
Barbavilla Demesne, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barbavilla Demesne
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.63080, -7.21989
- SMR number
- WM008-117----
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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
Four rectangular-shaped ponds situated on the E side of the Yellow River are annotated 'Old Ponds' on an 18th century estate map of Barbavilla Demesne (NLI, MS 21 F. 48 (009) ). This area is now covered in a coniferous tree plantation. Possible fish-ponds of unknown antiquity.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 19 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burial moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.