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Mound

Shurock (Moycashel By.), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Mound, Shurock, County Westmeath, 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
Shurock (Moycashel By.)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.43573, -7.53586
SMR number
WM032-006----

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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

Surveyed by the ASI in 1971 and described as a monument that ha been 'demolished about a year ago. The site is a slight natural rise surrounded by a gently undulating and hummocky land of average to good pasture' (SMR File 12/07/1971). Depicted as a small mound on the latest ed. OS 6-inch map.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 12 February 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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