Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cloonlara North, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonlara North
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cashlaunnatreenode
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cashlaunnatreenode
- Coordinates
- 53.64066, -8.56889
- SMR number
- GA006-047----
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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
On a glacial knoll in grassland. Roughly circular enclosure (D 42m), in fair condition, defined by a scarp and intervening fosse with traces of an outer bank at SE. Gap at S may be modern. A castle (GA006-047001-) lies within the interior. (Knight c. 1975, 110)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 14 May 2014
References
Knight, P. c. 1975 A short history of the parish of Glenamaddy with some account of neighbouring parishes. Privately published.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.