Overview
Earthwork in Gorteennacreeagh is recorded as Earthwork in Limerick. In pasture, 23m W of townland boundary with Knockainey West and 20m N of townland boundary with Rathanny. Identified as a possible enclosure by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 66
Why it was made
The saved account records: In pasture, 23m W of townland boundary with Knockainey West and 20m N of townland boundary with Rathanny.
People and events
The saved account records: Identified as a possible enclosure by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 66
How it worked
The saved account records: No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages.
What remains
The saved account records: Possible pond feature visible on Bruff image.
Why it mattered
Earthwork in Gorteennacreeagh matters because the source ties earthwork to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: See attached Bruff survey image showing cropmark labelled Bruff 66 and Google Earth orthoimage.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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