Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Weir - fish
River Fergus,inishmore Or Deer Island, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- River Fergus,inishmore Or Deer Island
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.71875, -9.01392
- SMR number
- CL050-086----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Described by O’Sullivan et al. (2010) as follows: ‘Just south east of post alignment D25 on Deer Island, a line of stakes was discovered. However, it is much later than these Iron Age structures. Surveying revealed it to be c. 6m in length and to consist of at least 12 stakes. This line ran perpendicular to the shore from NE to SW. The stakes cross a small creek, about 1 to 1.5m in width. It is similar to the lines of stakes at Deenish Island and Ing shore, which were also fishweirs. A sample taken was identified as alder. This returned a date of Cal. AD 1455-1630 (362+/- 18BP).’ (O’Sullivan et al. 2010, Appendix 1, 64, Deer Island 27)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 9 October 2019
References
O'Sullivan, A., Dillon, M., Sands, R., McDermott, C., Shaw, R., Devlin, G. 2010 The Fergus Estuary and Islands: discovering a maritime historic landscape in Co. Clare. Report to the Heritage Council. University College Dublin, School of Archaeology in association with the Discovery Programme.
Nearby in the register
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- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.