Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Newtown (burren By.), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (burren By.)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.10264, -9.17727
- SMR number
- CL005-031----
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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
At the SE base of a steep rocky crag from which several spring wells originate. Reported in October 1991 (pers. comm. Paul Walsh (SMR file)). A well-defined horse-shoe shaped mound (13m NE-SW by 12m NW-SE; max. H 1.8m) open to the NW and with an central depression (5.5m NW-SE by 3.2m NE-SW; D: 1m) faced on all three sides.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin
Date of upload: 26 January 2022
Nearby in the register
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.