Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cappagh (burren By.), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappagh (burren By.)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.06124, -9.02023
- SMR number
- CL006-170----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 grassy shelf on a stepped NE-facing slope rising towards Fahee North to the south. A subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) defined by a stone wall, partially grassed over, visible on OSi Aerial Premium (2012-2018). A smaller enclosure is attached at E and a possibly later field system is associated to S.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 19 October 2021
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.