Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Parkmore, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Parkmore
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 52.57918, -9.09359
- SMR number
- LI019-265----
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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, on E-facing slope. Monument depicted as embanked enclosure truncated at NE by field boundary on 1841 OS 6-inch map has been partially levelled as has field boundary. Enclosure now evident as D-shaped area (26m NE-SW; 36m NW-SE) defined by partially levelled bank (Wth 11.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.5m) WSW-N and by scarped edge (Wth 4.6m; H 1.4m) E-WSW. A linear depression (Wth 1.7m; L 24m; D 0.4m; long-axis WSW-ENE) crosses interior and enclosing element. Depression is partially covered by overgrowth otherwise entire site under grass.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.