Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Cloondoorney More, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloondoorney More
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.89623, -8.75400
- SMR number
- CL027-053----
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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
Enclosing the crown of a rounded hillock, in rough pasture, overlooking low-lying bog and gently undulating landscape SE-NW, forestry NW-SE and undulating pasture NE-SE, including Cloondanagh Lough to ESE. There are reasonable views in all directions, although inhibited by forestry to N. The monument is not depicted on OS historic mapping, although there is an arrangement of field boundaries forming a suboval area in this vicinity on the 1842 edition of the OS 6-inch map and the 1899 OS 25-inch map. It was identified through analysis of Digital Globe satellite imagery (Digital Globe 2012). The monument consists of a substantial subcircular area (130m ENE-WSW; 123m NNW-SSE) defined by the remains of a levelled scarp (Wth 1.7-7.5m; H 0.4-0.8m) NW-W, which is visible spanning three adjoining fields. The scarp (Wth 3m; H 0.55m) is best preserved N-SSE, (in the field to E) where it overlooks a natural scarp falling steeply to level bog. The scarp is almost completely levelled out SW-W (in the field to W), where it is vaguely traceable and it appears completely levelled W-NW. The ruin of a vernacular building is situated on the scarp at SSE. There are vague traces of a fosse (Wth c. 2.5m; D c. 0.05m) in the central and E field which is evident on the satellite imagery NW-W. A possible entrance feature may be located at WSW, from where a possible trackway (L c. 45m; Wth c. 12m) extends toward the bog.
The following images have been uploaded:
CL027-053----_01.jpg From WSW. Cross-section view of scarp at NNW (central field).
CL027-053----_02.jpg From E. Cross-section view of scarp at S (central field).
CL027-053----_03.jpg From S. General view of central field.
CL027-053----_04.jpg From SSE. Cross-section view of scarp at ENE (E field).
CL027-053----_05.jpg From W. General view of E field with Cloondanagh Lough in background.
CL027-053----_06.jpg From SSW. View of monument from low-lying bog.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 17 December 2018
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.