Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Poulbaun (burren By.), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Poulbaun (burren By.)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.06661, -9.10363
- SMR number
- CL006-178----
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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
In a slight hollow in an area of upland exposed karst within an extensive field system (CL005-160001-) stretching along the Burren uplands from Poulbaun at N to Rannagh West at S. A fairly circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by a stone wall, visible on Digital Globe (2011-2013) and OSi Aerial Premium (2012-2018) and noted by Ros Ó Maoldúin. An irregular field is attached at SE.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 22 November 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.