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Enclosure

Moyle Big, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Moyle Big, County Carlow, 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
Moyle Big
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.79652, -6.85762
SMR number
CW007-187----

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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

Located in a relatively level location (c. 88m OD) in a gently undulating landscape characterised by tillage and pastoral farming. Sited towards the S boundary of a field currently in use for tillage purposes (July 2022). Located c. 1.75ms W\WNW of a church (CW008-038001-) and associated graveyard (CW008-038006-) at Kellistown East, and c. 780m ESE of a possible large enclosure (CW007-183----) at Rathcrogue that survives as a cropmark (Google Earth June 2018). This enclosure at Moyle Big is clearly visible as a cropmark on Google Earth aerial photograph of the site (March 2019). It consists of a circular feature (ext. dims c. 57.24m N-S x 56.6m E-W) that is defined by a continuous ditch (Wth c. 3.4m to SE; c. 5.1m to S) that is visible around the entire circuit of the site on the above imagery (March 2019). No definitive evidence for an entrance gap.

Compiled by: T.J. O'Meara based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère

Uploaded on: 12/07/2023

See attached:
CW007-187----_01 Google Earth Aerial\Satellite Imagery (date: 28/03/2019)
CW007-187----_02 Google Earth Aerial\Satellite Imagery (date: 11/08/2022)

Nearby in the register

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

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