Settlement cluster in Inishlounaght

In flat terrain in the lowlying river valley of the River Suir, on the S side of the modern village of Marlfield between the main E-W road and the C of I church and graveyard. A lidar survey (Steve Davis, UCD, 2006-10) in the vicinity of the C of I church and graveyard at Marlfield revealed a series of rectangular plots (total L N-S c. 300m; each plot L c. 100m E-W; Wth 30-35m), E of the N-S road to the church and N of the church avenue. There are a further 4 plots (L c. 170m N-S; Wth 30-35m), running N of the graveyard boundary. On the 1st (1840) ed. 6-inch OS map a row of houses is depicted running N-S, on the E of the N-S road to the church for 110m near the junction between this road and the main E-W road through Marlfield village. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 28 May 2013