Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Rannagh West, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rannagh West
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.05604, -9.09915
- SMR number
- CL006-202----
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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 an upland plateau in rough grazing within an extensive field system (CL005-160001-) stretching along the Burren uplands from Poulbaun at N to Rannagh West at S. A roughly D-shaped enclosure defined by straight grassed-over walls at W and N and a curve from NE to SW (max. diam. c. 56m NW-SE). Visible on OSi Aerial Premium (2012-2018) and noted by Ros Ó Maoldúin.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 6 December 2021
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.