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Field system

Sheephouse, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Sheephouse, County Wexford, 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
Sheephouse
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.23177, -6.56952
SMR number
WX047-153----

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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a level, low-lying landscape. The cropmarks of a field system of small fields defined by field drains or double drains are visible on digital aerial photographs (WX047-153_1 to _3) taken in 2006. The fields are c. 30-40m wide and at least 100m long springing from a central NNE-SSW spine. The fields are probably 18th century in date.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 21 October, 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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