Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballylynan, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballylynan
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.94820, -7.03539
- SMR number
- LA026-004----
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Shown on 5 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
Cropmark of subcircular enclosure visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BGN 64). No visible surface remains.
Aerial photograph (GB91.EE.24/25; GB91.EG. 23-26) shows cropmark of a curvilinear enclosure defined by a fosse. The levelled enclosure was photographed as a cropmark on 17 July 1991. Also visible as a cropmark on Google Earth, imagery date 28 June 2018.
The above report has been compiled by Dr. G. F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland.
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.
See attached Google Earth image, imagery date 28 June 2018.
Compiled by Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload / revision : 10 December 2010
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.