Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Tennalough, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tennalough
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.62793, -7.67950
- SMR number
- LF023-020001-
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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
On a high prominent hill in rolling pasture with extensive views in all directions. A raised subrectangular area (c. 85m NW–SE; c. 77m NE–SW) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.5m; H 0.2-0.7m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.2m). The original entrance is not recognisable. Built against the inner face of the bank at SSW is a house site (LF023-020003-). At the centre of the interior is another enclosure (LF023-020002-). Low, linear banks of earth and stone extend from the latter, at NW, NE and SSE, to the bank of the larger enclosure. The relationship between the two enclosures is unknown. A quarry road had been constructed ‘near to and partially impinging’ upon this monument prior to monitoring of topsoil stripping for a realigned quarry road in 2002. No archaeological features or artifacts were recovered (Russell 2004, 348-9).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 24 February 2012
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.