Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Dangan (Bunratty Upper By.), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dangan (Bunratty Upper By.)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured (1842)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.83676, -8.81107
- SMR number
- CL035-084----
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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
On a generally low-lying, level area of ground, in very rough pasture. The monument is depicted on the 1840 edition of the OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure and is not shown on later OS historic mapping. This is an oval area (23m NE-SW; c. 26m NW-SE) defined by a bank of earth and stone (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.25m; Wth at top 1.6m; overall Wth 5.3m). The enclosing elements are partially obscured by dense briars SE-S and there is light vegetation cover on the remainder of the bank, except S-SW. There is no obvious entrance gap. The interior is generally level and is obscured by scrub across the SE sector. Trees grow within the SE and N sectors and intermittently around the bank.
The following images have been uploaded:
CL035-084----_01.jpg From N. General view across interior
CL035-084----_02.jpg From NW. Cross-sectional view of bank at NE.
CL035-084----_03.jpg From S. Oblique cross sectional view of bank at SW.
CL035-084----_04.jpg From NW. General view of monument.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 13 March 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.