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Enclosure

Kilweelran, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Kilweelran, 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
Kilweelran
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.10374, -9.10782
SMR number
CL005-210----

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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

On a steep NE-facing slope in elevated pasture just S of a col between Moneen Mountain to the N and Ailwee to the S with clear views to the E. An irregular enclosure (c. 120m NW-SE; 55m NE-SW) defined by a stone wall with internal and external vertical slab facing surviving intermittently and later drystone walling in places. An enclosure of similar form is located immediately NW (CL005-209----).

 

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell

 

Date of upload: 14 October 2025

References

Grant, C. 2008 The role of research in issues of management and conservation: prehistoric landscape of the north central Burren, a case study. In M. Comber and C. Jones (compilers), Burren landscape and settlment. An Irish National Strategic Archaeolgical Research (INSTAR) project, 72-88. The Heritage Council.

Nearby in the register

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

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