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Enclosure

Crumlin, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Crumlin, County Clare, 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
Crumlin
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.07897, -9.30538
SMR number
CL004-097----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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

In rough pasture broken by limestone outcropping, located on an upland terrace on the N-facing slope of Knockauns Mountain. There are good views of the rising upland slopes to SE–SW and extensive views to N over Galway Bay, with the Aran Islands clearly visible to NW. Circular area (16.3m E–W; 15.5m N–S) defined by low, grass-covered stone bank (Wth 1.5-2m; H 0.3-0.5m) edged intermittently with large stones set on edge. There is a break (Wth 1.4m) in the stone bank at S but it is not clear if this marks an original entrance. Another possible location of an entrance is at E where a single large upright slab rises proud of the stone bank and is set perpendicular to it. Immediately to N of this, is a possible hut site (CL004-097001-) evident as a low subrectangular platform (5m N–S; 2.5-3m E–W) along the inner face of the enclosing wall in the NE quadrant of the interior.

Attached image:
CL004-097----_01 viewed from N

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 18 June 2015

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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