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Earthwork

Cloonagh, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Cloonagh, 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
Cloonagh
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.41844, -7.43740
SMR number
WM032-086----

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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

This monument was depicted as a circular enclosure on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map but not marked on the subsequent editions. Monument site was inspected in 1982 and described as follows: 'The enclosure is completely demolished. The site is on the top of a gently rising prominent rise of good pasture. The rise is surrounded by gently undulating land. There are good views from the site’ (SMR File).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 13 March 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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