Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Maddyboy, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Maddyboy
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.63602, -8.43501
- SMR number
- LI014-168----
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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 reclaimed pasture with Rose Brook 70m to E. Maddyboy House 170m to WNW. Partial outline of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 28m) visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. Cropamark of drainage channel flows out of S side of enclosure and feature may be related to land reclamation of post-1700 date. Cropmark of earthwork visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017.
See attached Google Earth orthophoto taken 25/03/2017
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 2 June 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.