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Enclosure

An MacHaire, County Donegal, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, An MacHaire, County Donegal, 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
An MacHaire
County
Donegal
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.93609, -8.44687
SMR number
DG048-012----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1881 map "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1881 · Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1900 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 1. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated 35m from the W shoreline of a small inlet called Casloughtermon with good views of Templecrone Church (DG048-008001-) 380m to the NE. A possible stone circle (DG048-011----) is located in the same field 20m to the W. Present site consists of a roughly square-shaped slightly sunken area (int. dims. 7m x 7m) defined by a low grass-covered earth and stone bank (Wth 0.4m; H 0.5m) with no clear entrance feature visible. There are traces of a possible field system and other low earthworks immediately surrounding the enclosure suggesting that this monument may have been some form of dwelling. The enclosure is located in a field which is known locally as the 'Rath Liath [Grey Fort]' (pers. comm. J. Doherty 21/10/2011). The remains of a terraced ramp or possible road leading up from the shoreline can be seen to the W of the enclosure. This roughly square-shaped enclosure is depicted on the 1:5000 Ordnance Survey of Ireland maps but not depicted on any earlier editions of the OS six-inch maps.

Compiled by Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload / revision : 28 October 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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