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Enclosure

Rathbranagh, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Rathbranagh, 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
Rathbranagh
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1923)
Coordinates
52.54177, -8.71561
SMR number
LI021-096----

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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture on a slight E-facing slope, with moderate to good views in all directions. Located 380m WNW of the townland boundary with Maghera and two ringforts (LI021-099/100---). Enclosure (LI021-096----) 500m to NW. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as an embanked enclosure. Shown as a copse of trees surrounded by a circular field enclosure (ext. diam. 26m N-S; 21m E-W) on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Inspected by the ASI in 2000 when no trace of the monument was identified on the ground. Levelled monument visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018 and 14/02/2020 where the enclosure is visible as a cropmark.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 17 August 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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