Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Inishcaltra Or Holy Island, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishcaltra Or Holy Island
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.91517, -8.44875
- SMR number
- CL029-009136-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated c. 30m S of the round tower (CL029-009014-) on Inis Cealtra. The NE quadrant of a circular fenced enclosure (min. diam. 30m) was excavated in 1974 (de Paor 2013, 40, 58). A lean-to structure was attached externally at NE while there was a round house (CL029-009137-) in the interior. According to de Paor (ibid.) the house was probably not related to the enclosure. It occurred in an area with a maze of stake-holes, wattle holes, post-holes and timber stains in the soil with evidence of activity over a long period.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 9 November 2015
References
de Paor †, L. 2013 Inis Cealtra: Archaeological investigations of the monuments on the island. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 53, 27-78.
Nearby in the register
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.