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Enclosure

Loughborough, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Loughborough, 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
Loughborough
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1921)
Coordinates
52.84729, -8.67772
SMR number
CL035-079----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1811 · 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 top of a distinctive knoll, in pasture, which is overlooking lower ground SE-NNE and is overlooked by higher ground NNE-SE. Extensive views across vista of Kilgory Lough to NW. Depicted on all historic OS mapping. A sub-oval area (25m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by an earthen and stone bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 2.05m; Wth at top 1.3m; Wth at base 7.5m) E-W and NE-ENE. The monument is defined by an inner scarp (Wth 1.4m; int. H 0.6m) W-NW and at NNE-NE. The monument is truncated by an earthen and tree-lined field boundary (long axis E-W) across the enclosing elements at N and by a trackway (Wth 3m; long-axis E-W) across the N sector of the interior. A gap (Wth c. 6m) is located in the enclosing elements at E. The interior is bowl-shaped and slopes down gently to N. The perimeter is obscured by briars and thorn trees with additional similar vegetation around the bank and enclosing elements. The monument utilises a natural knoll and was sited here for its elevated location.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL035-079----_01.jpg From SSE. General view of monument.
CL035-079----_02.jpg From NE. Cross-sectional view of bank interior at SE.
CL035-079----_03.jpg From W. General view of interior.
CL035-079----_04.jpg From E. General view of trackway crossing the N sector.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 9 January 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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