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Enclosure

Derrymore West, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Derrymore West, 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
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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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

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

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

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