Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Smarmore, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Smarmore
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.81007, -6.57545
- SMR number
- LH017-065----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A slight knoll was pointed out as the site of a 'fort' in 1966. The site is in average land and commands an extensive outlook. No visible remains noted at ground level. Possible traces of circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by a fosse visible on OSi 1995 orthophotos http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,693821,785445,6,5 [Accessed 21 June 2012]
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 21 June 2012
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.