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Enclosure

Caherfadda, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Caherfadda, 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
Caherfadda
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.99463, -9.11365
SMR number
CL009-207002-

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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 hazel-covered limestone pavement which slopes gently to the S, within a large multiperiod field system (CL017-180----). Partly outlined on the 1897 OS 25-inch plan and 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. This subcircular enclosure (int. dims. 48m N-S; 39m E-W) is defined by a wall of large, loose and irregular limestone blocks (max. L c. 1m; Wth c. 1m) laid flat and up to two or three courses high. At the NE there is a large slab (L 2.6m; H 1.3-1.6m) set on edge, which gives the wall a corner here. In this corner there is a corral (c. 12m E-W; 11m N-S) defined by straight walls of upright slabs. In the SE of the enclosure there is a rectangular sunken area (2.2m WNW-ESE; 1.6m NNE-SSW; max. D 1.1m) – a probable quarry. Abutting the W side of the enclosure is an annexe (c. 60m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by a wall which is very similar wall to that around the enclosure. The annexe is overgrown with hazel but a longer rectangular quarry is visible within it. There is a wedge tomb (CL009-207001-) c. 15m to the W of the annexe.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott

Date of upload: 16 August 2022

Nearby in the register

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

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