Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Derrymore West, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrymore West
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1921)
- Coordinates
- 52.84313, -8.77223
- SMR number
- CL035-054----
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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 a generally level, very muddy, poorly drained area, abutting a vernacular farmyard to ENE. A small pond is located to NNE. Described by Westropp (1908-09, 385), as a ‘levelled earthwork’. Depicted on the 25-inch OS map as an oval area (c. 35m N-S; c. 40m E-W) defined by a single bank. The arc (C 37m) of a low, denuded bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.35m; Wth at top c. 1.4m; overall Wth 3.85m) is evident WNW-ENE. The bank is levelled ENE-SE, where it is traversed by a driveline (long-axis c. WNW-ESE), it is truncated by a haggard SE-SSW and is levelled SSW-WNW where it returns to the driveline. The interior is within a muddy area where livestock are being out-wintered using a round feeder. Enclosure (CL035-056----) is c. 107m to ESE.
The following images have been uploaded:
CL035-054----_01.jpg From SW. Cross sectional view of low profile bank at NW.
CL035-054----_02.jpg From ESE. General view across N area of interior.
CL035-054----_03.jpg From S. Cross sectional view of low profile bank at E.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 16 January 2018
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.