Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Chapelstown, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Chapelstown
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 52.82349, -6.89367
- SMR number
- CW007-067----
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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)
- 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
'Single-ditched curvilinear enclosure' (diam. c. 15m) visible on AP taken by G.F. Barrett (GB 89/CW 7.3). Part of a cropmark sequence on terrace bordering River Burren (CW007-065---- and CW007-066----). Five test trenches were opened across the projected site as part of a retail park development in 2004 (Henry, M. 2008, 25). A curvilinear ditch was discovered, no artefacts or charcoal were found within it.
Date of uplaod/revision: 03/02/2009
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.