Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Portanure, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Portanure
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.55871, -7.93724
- SMR number
- LF025-005001-
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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
In low-lying pasture. Not marked on the 1837 or 1883 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. A raised oval area (c. 60m N-S; c. 50m E-W) enclosed from SSW-W-N by a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth 4m; H 0.8m). From N-E-SSE the defining element is a low scarp (H 0.3m). Elsewhere the perimeter is truncated by an ENE-WSW field boundary. There is no trace of a fosse and the original entrance is not recognisable. A low, curvilinear bank defines the SE quadrant of the interior. According to local information, the enclosure was believed to be a burial ground (LF025-005002-).Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 4 February 2012
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Dovecoteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.