Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Liscullaun (Tulla Upper By.), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Liscullaun (Tulla Upper By.)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Liscullaun (1921)
- Coordinates
- 52.84982, -8.71701
- SMR number
- CL035-073----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1857 · 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 W-facing slope, in improved pasture. Depicted and named ‘Liscullaun’ on the OS 25-inch map and the 1921 edition of the OS 6-inch map. An oval area (28m E-W; 18m N-S) defined by an intermittent, low profile bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.2m; Wth at top 0.5m; overall Wth 2.7m) NE-ENE and SE-S; scarp (Wth 1.2m; H 0.5m) NNW-N. Enclosing elements not seen at NW and S-SW due to impenetrable vegetation. Beech and thorn trees growing on top of the enclosing elements and some have been uprooted due to storm damage. There is a possible entrance at E, where there is no bank or scarp and the interior is level with the external ground surface. A fosse (overall Wth 2.9m; basal Wth 0.7m; D 0.15m) is evident SE-S only. The interior has a gentle W-facing slope and there is a dense clump of briars across the W-sector, which is growing into the centre of monument.
The following images have been uploaded:
CL035-073----_01.jpg From E. General view of monument.
CL035-073----_02 From ENE. Cross sectional view of bank and fosse at SSE.
CL035-073----_03 From ENE. Cross-sectional view of scarp at NNW.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 9 July 2018
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.