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Enclosure

Flintfield, County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Flintfield, County Kerry, 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
Flintfield
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.10234, -9.60866
SMR number
KE058-355----

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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)
  • 1841 · 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 rough, ungrazed pasture on a SW-facing slope; Good views S->SW->W of mountains. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as the low remains of a large enclosure. Roughly circular area (diameter c. 40m) defined by sally trees; corresponds to large circular area defined by vegetation evident upon aerial photography (OSi, 2010). Low profile, oval shaped, raised area within northern sector; seen upon aerial photography as two small, conjoined circles (ibid). Oval area (dims. c. 5m N-S; c. 8m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 1.8m-2m; H 0.25m-0.3m) SE->S->W->N->E and barely traceable NE->E->SE. Small area of briars along W-side. Interior is level and covered in matted vegetation of grasses and rushes. No potential feature depicted at this location upon historic mapping.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 12 January 2016

Nearby in the register

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

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