Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Garruragh, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garruragh
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1921)
- Coordinates
- 52.87676, -8.72806
- SMR number
- CL035-027----
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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
On the crown of a hillock, in improved pasture with good views across a gently undulating landscape. A circular area (19m NW-SE; 19m NE-SW) defined by the remains of an earthen bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1.3m; Wth at top 2.8m; overall Wth 7.8m) NW-SE which is best preserved (ext. H 1.6m) NE-SE. Thorn and ash trees grow on top of the bank. The bank is reduced to a short, sharp scarp (Wth 2m; H 1.05m) SE-NW. A wide area (L 8m) has been lowered (c. 0.2m) below scarp level at SSE, in relatively modern times. There is no obvious trace of an outer fosse. The interior is raised (H 0.75m) above external ground level and is grass-covered with some trees growing in the NW-sector. The monument is located in the W corner of the field and a trackway (long-axis NE-SW) abuts to NW.
The following images have been uploaded:
CL035-027----_01.jpg From NE. General view of monument.
CL035-027----_02.jpg From NE. Oblique cross sectional view of bank at N.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 19 June 2018
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.