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Ecclesiastical enclosure

Cushacorra, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ecclesiastical enclosure, Cushacorra, 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
Cushacorra
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1916)
Coordinates
53.06865, -8.95397
SMR number
CL007-003001-

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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 the S crest of a low E–W ridge with cleared improved pasture surrounding the site from ESE clockwise to W. Located at the confluence of four townlands: Cushacorra, Pouleenacoona, Tulla and Bouleevin. Hachured on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps.

A large very poorly preserved enclosure (int. dims. c. 100m N–S; c. 80m E–W) defined from WSW to ESE by a low grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 3.3–5.2m; 0.1–0.4m). From ESE to WSW there is no obvious trace of an enclosing element, but a steep scarp (H 1.8m) resulting from the outer ground level being lowered in reclamation works may follow its line. A townland boundary wall (Wth 0.6m; H 1.2m) overlies the enclosure from SSW to NW and curves along the exterior from NW to E. A later, collapsed field wall (Wth 1.1m; H 0.2–0.4m) runs NNE–SSW over the interior to E of centre. A building (CL007-003002-), children’s burial ground (CL007-003003-) and church (CL007-003004-), lie along the southern edge of the enclosure. A holy well (CL007-002----) lies c. 30m to the W in Bouleevin townland and two more enclosures (CL007-013---- and CL007-004----) lie within Cushacorra townland, c. 300m and 400m to the S.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 30 September 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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