Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Termon, County Clare, Ireland
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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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 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.