Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Shurock (clonlonan By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shurock (clonlonan By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- No indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.41664, -7.74415
- SMR number
- WM030-076----
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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
Situated on the summit of an esker ridge, in undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork at a spot height of 356ft/109m OD. Not depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map. Monument is obscured by woodland on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 08 November 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.