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Enclosure

Drummod, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Drummod, 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
Drummod
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.87029, -8.61896
SMR number
CL036-047----

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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 a spot height (80m OD) named ‘Knocklaur’ on OS historic mapping, on a ridge (long-axis ENE-WSW) with panoramic views NW-NE and SE-SW. This is a subcircular area (19m NNW-SSE; 22m ENE-WSW) defined by a scarp (Wth 2.2m; H 0.45m). A possible entrance (Wth 2.5m) is located at NW. There are traces of a fosse (base Wth 1.4m; overall Wth 4.6m; D 0.05m) S-WNW and NE-E. The interior is level yet uneven, possibly due to the levelled remains of ridge and furrow within and there is a shallow depression in the western portion which may be the location of a former trigonometric point depicted on OS historic mapping. There is some well-preserved ridge and furrow (Wth 5m; H 0.15-0.2m) extending across the ridge, to W of the monument. There is a rectangular platform (12m NNW-SSE; 21m ENE-WSW) adjoining the monument to N. It is defined by a scarp (Wth 1.5m; H 0.2m) which is more pronounced (Wth 7.5m; H 1.3m) and levelled out on the downslope to N.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL036-047----_01.jpg From WSW. General view of monument.
CL036-047----_02.jpg From NW. Cross-section view of scarp and fosse at SW.
CL036-047----_03.jpg From NNW. Cross-section view of broad ridge and furrow.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 8 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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