Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Castletown (clandonagh By., Moneymore Ed), County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown (clandonagh By., Moneymore Ed)
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.95334, -7.66482
- SMR number
- LA021-006----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Indicated on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map; a circular enclosure (max. Diam. c. 25m). No visible surface remains. Outline of monument is clearly visible on Bing Maps aerial photographs taken between 06 November 2011 and 07 November 2011 (www.bing.com/maps) and on Google Earth aerial photography taken on 30 November 2009.
See attached aerial photograph (01) taken from Bing Maps at www.bing.com/maps and image of monument taken from Google Earth (02).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 02 December 2013
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.