Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Commons (burren By.), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Commons (burren By.)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.02779, -9.10365
- SMR number
- CL010-249----
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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
Near the W edge of a plateau, in rough pasture within a multiperiod field system (CL009-084001-) and just 7-8m E of the townland boundary between Commons and Meggagh West. An oval enclosure (c. 35m N-S; c. 20m E-W) defined by a low bank visible on OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018) and on Digital Globe (2011-2013). A cashel (CL009-084017-) and souterrain (CL009-084028-) lie c. 134m to the SW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 19 June 2023
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.