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
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.58057, -8.61585
- SMR number
- LI022-035----
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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 W facing slope, with Fanningstown Castle (LI022-038001-) 50m to E. No surface remains visible of levelled earthworks of two possible enclosures identified on oblique aerial photograph (CUCAP AVT004) taken 20/07/1968. Cropmark of sub-triangular shaped enclosure visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-12. This cropmark may be related to an old watercourse running through this field and may be a natural rather than an archaeological feature. The cropmark of a second rectangular-shaped enclosure (approx. int. dims. 50m N-S) is visible in the NE corner of the field and is bisected by the public road running N-S. This enclosure appears to be attached to the moated site of Fanningstown Castle on the SE side of the public road. The cropmark of this rectangular-shaped enclosure is clearly visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-12 and is also visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019.
See attached CUCAP aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 29 July 2020
References
CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 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.