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Enclosure

Demesne, County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Demesne, County Longford, 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
Demesne
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.73391, -7.80504
SMR number
LF013-158----

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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)
  • 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 grassland on N side of Longford town. Cropmark of circular shaped earthwork (approx. diam. 36m) with possible circular-shaped annexe (approx. diam. 32m) attached to N side, could be the remains of a levelled conjoined ringfort or ringfort with annexe to N.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Hugh Carey

Date of upload: 29 November 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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