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
- 52.84281, -8.76986
- SMR number
- CL035-056----
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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 low-lying area of rough pasture which is gently undulating due to natural rock outcrop close to the surface. Described by Westropp (1908-09, 385), as a ‘levelled earthwork’. Depicted on the 25-inch OS map as an oval area (c. 30m N-S; c. 25m E-W) enclosed by a single bank. Not accessible at time of visit due to livestock (November 2017). Enclosure (CL035-054----) is c. 107m to WNW.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 20 June 2018
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.