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Enclosure

Termon, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Termon, 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
Termon
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.05123, -9.05501
SMR number
CL006-149----

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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 generally level limestone shelf, in rough pasture on a karst landscape with commanding views over the Burren E-WNW and overlooked by higher ground WNW-E. Identified as a circular enclosure on aerial photography (Digital Globe, 2015). It consists of a circular area (9m N-S; 9m E-W) defined by the partially sod-covered remains of a collapsed drystone wall (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.55m; T 1.7m). The wall has been rebuilt in places where fresher looking stones are set on edge around the top. There is no obvious entrance. A single thorn tree is growing out of the top of the enclosing elements at W. The interior is dish-shaped and is level across the base. There is a scatter of stone around the perimeter which have tumbled from the enclosing wall. The scant remains of an oval annexe (8m N-S; 6m E-W) adjoin to WSW. A large oval enclosure (CL006-150----) is located c. 25m to E.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL006-149----_01.jpg From NE. General view of monument.
CL006-149----_02.jpg From SSE. General view of monument.
CL006-149----_03.jpg From N. Cross-sectional view of wall at W.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 14 January 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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