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Enclosure

Morgans North, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Morgans North, County Limerick, 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
Morgans North
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1923)
Coordinates
52.61478, -9.01702
SMR number
LI010-038----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 level pasture. Roughly rectangular area (33m E-W; 29m N-S) enclosed by dry-stone limestone wall (H 0.9m; Wth. 2m). Wall overgrown with trees and bushes, especially on N side. Field boundaries abut wall to NW, NE and SW. Gaps in wall to E (Wth. 0.7m) and SE (Wth. 3m); both are used by cattle accessing interior and are rough openings strewn with fallen stones. Level interior much overgrown with bracken.

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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