Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Lisnanroum, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisnanroum
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.02617, -9.15960
- SMR number
- CL009-022010-
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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
Subrectangular enclosure (c. 50m N-S; c. 40m E-W) defined by drystone walls (Wth 1m; H1.5m) and adjoining a similar rectangular enclosure (CL009-022008-) to the N. Both lie within a field system (CL009-022001-). A souterrain (CL009-022007-) occupies the NW corner and a second souterrain (CL009-022006-) lies within the enclosure to the N. (Bowmer 2019, 82, Appendix 1, no. 47)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload; 12 February 2021
References
Bowmer, T. 2019 Rectilinear drystone cashel and enclosure settlements in the Burren, Co. Clare. The Journal of Irish Archaeology 28, 59–84.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.