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Enclosure

Rosturra, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Rosturra, County Galway, 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
Rosturra
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
53.06653, -8.35876
SMR number
GA126-070----

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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

In dense woodland. Poorly preserved circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) defined by a low narrow bank of earth and stone (Wth 0.6-0.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m) and an external fosse (Wth c. 0.4m); the latter is only visible from W to N. The interior of the site and the bank are densely planted with trees.

Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG

Date of upload: 3 January 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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