Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Inishmore Or Deer Island, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishmore Or Deer Island
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.71827, -9.02124
- SMR number
- CL050-077----
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 the NW corner of a field in a fairly level area in pasture at the NE end of Inishmore or Deer Island in the Fergus Estuary and just c. 20m from the shoreline. A subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 55m) defined by a low grassed-over bank. Visible on Google Earth imagery (3 November 2022). Noted by Hugh Carey.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 25 November 2025
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.