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Enclosure

Ballaghafadda West, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Ballaghafadda West, 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
Ballaghafadda West
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.81319, -8.98440
SMR number
CL041-182----

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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

Situated on a W-facing slope in pasture on the E shore of Ballybeg Lough. Archaeological test-trenching (April 2014; Licence no. 14E0106) in advance of the development of a crematorium and associated works located a circular ditched enclosure (diam. c. 43-6m; ditch Wth 2.9-3.4m; D 0.85m) with internal post-holes, pits and a linear feature. A field system, several enclosures and earthworks (CL041-077001- to CL041-077004-) lie in the adjoining fields to the S and a ring-ditch (CL041-180----) lies c. 450m to the SSE.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 16 June 2014

References

Hull, G. 2014 Ballaghfadda West Crematorium, Ennis, Co. Clare. Archaeological Assessment report for Fenloe Properties Ltd. 14E0106. Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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