Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballyhomulta, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhomulta
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.99946, -9.18600
- SMR number
- CL009-155001-
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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 low ground in undulating land in rough pasture, within a large multiperiod field system (CL009-059001-). Identified by Tom Coffey (SMR file). This subrectangular enclosure (int. dims. 16m NW-SE; 8.5m NE-SW) is defined by moss-covered wall collapse (Wth c. 2m; H c. 0.5m) including rounded stones. The enclosure relates to a surrounding field system, as well as a road/trackway (CL009-204005-) c. 15m to the W and a house (CL009-204004-) c. 25m to the SW. There is also a cashel (CL009-204001-) c. 70m to the SE.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott
Date of upload: 4 July 2022
Nearby in the register
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 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.