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Enclosure

Maryfort Or Lismeehan, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Maryfort Or Lismeehan, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Maryfort Or Lismeehan
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1899)
Coordinates
52.87488, -8.71153
SMR number
CL035-030----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a low rise, in improved pasture, overlooking an undulating landscape. An oval area (28m NE-SW; 24m NW-SE) defined by a well-preserved scarp (Wth 6m; H 1.35m). There is a possible entrance at NE where the scarp is at its lowest. A mature beech tree is located in the NW sector. An ESB pole is situated at the base of the scarp at NNE. There is no obvious trace of a fosse. The interior is generally level. A bungalow is located c. 5m to WNW.

The following images have been uploaded:

CL035-030----_01.jpg From SSE. General view of monument from distance (no rods).
CL035-030----_02.jpg From NE. Cross-sectional view of scarp at SE.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 9 July 2018

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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