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Enclosure - large enclosure

Gartylough, County Cavan, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure - large enclosure, Gartylough, County Cavan, 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
Gartylough
County
Cavan
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Fort
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
53.92953, -7.56441
SMR number
CV024-057----

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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

Large subcircular raised area (int. dims. 83m N-S; 68m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank best preserved from SW-N-NNE, and a fosse well-defined from NW-N-SSW only. Both bank and fosse have been disturbed by quarrying. Depression in bank with accompanying causeway at ESE may represent original entrance. Within the interior at S is a short segment of earthen bank extending 5m N from the enclosing bank. Situated at the foot of a high drumlin hill.

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/revision: 22 December 2008

Nearby in the register

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

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