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Designed landscape feature

Killua, County Westmeath, Ireland

The record

Townland
Killua
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.65763, -7.00178
SMR number
WM009-011----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Situated on NE facing slope of a natural rise in the Deerpark of Killua Castle demesne. Killua Castle 410m to NNE. Similar designed landscape feature (WM009-009---) 45m to SSE and possible ringfort (WM09-010----) 65m to SW. A folly depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as 'Monument' in Gothic script is located 120m to NE. A small circular shaped earthen mound (diam. 10m; H 1m) defined by a scarp and narrow fosse with evidence of post-1700 quarrying at the foot of the mound at SW. There is a slight depression in the top of the mound and there are a number of tree stumps on it. Could be the remains of a designed landscape feature tree ring on the demesne lands of Killua Castle. The cropmark of five similar designed landscape earthworks 70m to S can be seen running in a line from W-E on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011.

See attached section of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 28 April 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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