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Enclosure

Dangan (Bunratty Upper By.), County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Dangan, 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
Dangan (Bunratty Upper By.)
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1921)
Coordinates
52.83434, -8.80549
SMR number
CL035-087----

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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

On a low rise of a very gentle ENE-facing slope, in improved pasture. A subcircular area (29m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.9m; Wth at top 0.55m; overall Wth 4.15m) with thorn trees growing on top intermittently. The interior has a gentle ENE-facing slope and is generally clear. There is no obvious entrance, although there is a modern breach at N used by livestock. There is a naturally formed depression to the immediate E of the monument and consequently the exterior height of the bank (Wth 3.5m; H 1.9m) is higher at this point. A field wall (long-axis NNW-SSE) is located c. 2m to E.

The following images have been uploaded:

CL035-087----_01.jpg From S. General view of monument (2m rod either side).
CL035-087----_02.jpg From NW. Cross-sectional view of bank at SW.
CL035-087----_03.jpg From S. General view across interior of monument.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 14 March 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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