Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gleninsheen, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gleninsheen
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.07287, -9.12791
- SMR number
- CL005-159004-
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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
Located on a knoll on exposed upland karst overlooking a valley to SE with a circular cashel (CL005-159----) c. 20 to the S. A rectangular area (c. 32m x 32m) defined by double-faced battered walls (Wth c. 1.5m narrowing to 0.8m at the maximum height of 1.8m) which partially remain at W, N and E. A second rectilinear area is conjoined at W. This enclosure with the above information was reported to the National Monuments Service by Tim Bowmer. (Bowmer 2019, 80, Appendix 1, No. 33)
The following images have been uploaded (photos: Tim Bowmer):
CL005-159004-_01.jpg View of enclosure from N.
CL005-159004-_02.jpg E wall viewed from N.
CL005-159004-_03.jpg N wall viewed from W.
CL005-159004-_04.jpg S wall viewed from E.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 12 February 2021
References
Bowmer, T. 2019 Rectilinear drystone cashel and enclosure settlements in the Burren, Co. Clare. The Journal of Irish Archaeology 28, 59–84.
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.