Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Loughanleagh, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Loughanleagh
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.63756, -8.71058
- SMR number
- LI012-017----
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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
In pasture, at base of slight E facing slope of low rising ground. Depicted as a circular-shaped area enclosed by a bank on the 1840 OS 6-inch map. The monument is not depicted on the 1897 OS 25-inch map indicating that the monument was levelled between these dates. Partially levelled monument, present remains consists of a circular-shaped area (diam. 30m) defined by a scarp with shallow external fosse. A raised circular- shaped earthen mound (approx. diam. 10m) forms the N half of the interior. A field boundary/drainage channel intersects the perimeter of the monument at S. Google Earth orthoimage taken 2019 shows the outline of the levelled monument with the mound encircled by a shallow fosse in NE quadrant. The poorly drained siting of this levelled monument may suggest that this was some form of prehistoric enclosure or barrow type monument.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages taken 19/11/2019 and 02/07/2018
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date upload: 18 June 2020
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.