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Enclosure

Fahee South, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Fahee South, 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
Fahee South
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.02973, -9.04150
SMR number
CL010-245----

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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 a high exposed NE-SW ridge within an extensive field system (CL010-064001-). An oval enclosure (c. 51m E-W; c. 41m N-S) defined by a grassed-over wall, visible on OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018) and on Digital Globe (2011-2013). A curving field boundary extends W from the NW perimeter and a cross-shaped sheep shelter is at the NW extent.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 19 June 2023

Nearby in the register

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

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