Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Skehanagh (pubblebrien By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Skehanagh (pubblebrien By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.57345, -8.65887
- SMR number
- LI022-017----
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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
On a slightly undulating E-facing slope, in pasture, with moderate to good views in all directions. Directly abutting the townland boundary with Skehanagh to N. An oval-shaped cropmark (LI022-263----) lies 40m to S. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork. Not indicated on 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map indicating that the earthwork was levelled bteween these map dates. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2000 and described as no surface remains visible. Monument is visible as a subrectangular-shaped cropmark (43m E-W; 38m N-S) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 11 August 2020
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.