Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure - large enclosure
Newtown Or Skirk, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown Or Skirk
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.90853, -7.65091
- SMR number
- LA021-053----
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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)
- 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
Situated in pasture, with ringfort (LA021-024----) 70m to N. Partial outline of circular shaped area (approx. diam. 90m) defined by a fosse with traces of an outer enclosing element to NW visible on Google Earth orthoimage and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 30/11/2009
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère
Date of upload: 12 November 2020
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.