Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Fanningstown (smallcounty By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fanningstown (smallcounty By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.58099, -8.62113
- SMR number
- LI022-034----
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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 level pasture, 300m E of townland boundary with Bawncouma, an enclosure (LI022-033----) lies 172m to SW. No surface remains visible. Depicted on the 1840 OS 6-inch map as a sub-circular shaped area defined by a scarp. Site inspection by ASI in 2000 and described as no surface remains visible. Monument is not visible on Google Earth orthoimagery.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 28 July 2020
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.