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Enclosure

Garruragh, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Garruragh, 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
Garruragh
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.86614, -8.73274
SMR number
CL035-162----

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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

In low-lying, rough and rocky pasture which is poorly drained in places, c. 12m to N of the Ennis to Scarriff regional road (R532); thorn tree thickets and natural rock outcrop are consistent across this field. Identified through satellite imagery (https://binged.it/2mwI57e; Accessed 6 March 2017).This is a circular area (26m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by a the remains of a low, collapsed sod-covered wall (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.4m; Wth at top 1.5m; overall Wth 5m) N-SW and which abuts a higher area of rock outcrop SW-N, where there is an internal scarp (Wth 5.8m; H 1.1m) falling into the interior from the higher area around this arc. There are traces of a possible slight bank NW-N, on this higher area. A small plateau area (c. 15m N-S; c. 15m E-W) adjoining to W may form part of the monument, however this may be a natural feature that was utilised. The interior is dish shaped, being more pronounced around the perimeter SW-N where the external ground level is higher. Some small areas of sod covered rock outcrop are located within giving it a lumpy surface in places. A field system (CL035-162001-) radiates from the exterior of the enclosure at S, SW, NW, NE and E.

The following images have been uploaded:

CL035-162----_01.jpg From SW. General view of monument.
CL035-162----_02.jpg From NE. Cross sectional view of bank at SE.
CL035-162----_03.jpg From WSW. Cross sectional view of enclosing elements at NNW.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 10 July 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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