Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Formoyle West, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Formoyle West
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.10776, -9.26572
- SMR number
- CL004-109----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a terrace on the N slope of Slieve Elva at the NE extent of a large field system (CL004-016001-) A subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) defined by a bank of earth and stone visible on Ordnance Survey ortho photography (2013-2018).
The following image has been uploaded:
CL004-109----.jpg Ordnance Survey ortho photo (2013-2018).
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 20 April 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.