Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Cappaghkennedy, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappaghkennedy
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.03245, -9.03586
- SMR number
- CL010-263----
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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
In an upland area of semi-exposed karst with higher ground to the N and S and within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL010-064001-). A large subrectangular area (c. 125m N-S; c. 100m E-W) defined by a partially grassed-over stone wall visible on Digital Globe (2011-2013) and on OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018). Two small subcircular enclosures (CL010-264---- and CL010-265----) are attached to the perimeter at W and SE respectively. Adjoining walls at NE are built around natural hollows.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 16 August 2023
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.