Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Inch Island, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inch Island
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Old Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.00374, -7.48705
- SMR number
- CV019-036001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated on a slight rise at the NW edge of the plateau of Inch Island. A large circular enclosure (ext. diam. c. 100m; int. diam. c. 80m) defined by a wide enclosing feature (Wth c. 10-15m) or two features is depicted on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a 'Old Fort'. It is depicted as enclosed by a single field bank on the 1908 edition. It was described as a subcircular area (dims 32m x c. 26m) enclosed by an earthen bank and a fosse in 1942 (SMR file). The larger area was excluded from forestry established c. 2008 but the area is now overgrown (Google Earth).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 22 December 2008
Amended: 18 March 2021
References
SMR file - Sites and monuments record files in the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.