Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Tuar Sáilín, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tuar Sáilín
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.95669, -10.00703
- SMR number
- KE081-068----
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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
A D-shaped enclosure immediately to the west of the farm track It is built of drystone walling incorporating larger boulders in places. The straight side measures 11m, N-S, parallel to the track, and 6m E-W (internally). The straight side has clearly been reused in more recent times and built up to a maximum height of 1.5m.
Compiled by: Tony Miller
Date of upload: 3 September 2018
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.