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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
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.83390, -8.80394
SMR number
CL035-170----

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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 fallow arable land at the W edge of mixed woodland, c. 2m to immediate SW of church (CL035-089001-) and abutting graveyard (CL035-089002-). Not depicted on OS historic mapping. A semi-circular area (12m NNW-SSE; 11m ENE-WSW) defined by a collapsed sod-covered rubble stone wall (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m; Wth at top 0.65m; overall Wth 2.75m) SSE-N. The monument is defined by a later field boundary (long-axis NNW-SSE) along the straight side to ENE. The interior is generally clear, with loose stone in places and possibly rock outcrop off-centre to E. Thorn trees and some Ash grow on top of the enclosing elements WSW-N. There is no apparent entrance gap. There is no extant evidence that the enclosure continues into the graveyard to ENE.

The following images have been uploaded:

CL035-170----_01.jpg From W. General view of enclosure (2m rod on bank either side).
CL035-170----_02.jpg From SE. Cross sectional view of bank at SW.
CL035-170----_03.jpg From S. General view of enclosure (2m rod on bank either side).

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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