Earthwork in Derk

In reclaimed pasture, on the demesne lands of Derk House located 490m to NNE. In the centre of a cluster of 14 barrows (LI033-036001/009; LI033-090/91-; LI033-121/122-; LI033-154----) concentrated in the S half of Derk townland. Regular pattern of linear ditches combined with upstanding field boundaries clearly visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. The linear ditches running roughly parallel to each other on a NW-SE axis feeding into drainage ditches indicated on OSi historic maps. Surveyed by the ASI in 2007 and described as a linear mound (L 90m; Wth 3.5m; H 0.2m) running NW-SE defined by a channel (Wth 3.4m; D 0.25m) on either side with a similar mound and drains running perpendicular. Remains of drainage channels associated with land reclamation on the demesne lands of Derk House. Not the remains of a pre-1700 field system, no evidence for pattern of fields and no evidence for any cultivation ridges. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 30 March 2021