Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballycahane Lower, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycahane Lower
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.56540, -8.66841
- SMR number
- LI022-073----
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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 level pasture with moderate views in all directions. Fulacht Fia (LI022-251----) located 70m to S. Enclosure identified on Bord Gais 1:5,000 aerial photo taken 03/11/1984 (OSi 3227). Surveyed by ASI in 2000 and described as a roughly circular shaped raised area (diam. 25m) defined by a scarp (Wth 2.3m; H 0.7m) visible from NW through E to SW and a field drain from SW to NW. Undulating interior slopes gently to S. Outline of the monument is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 01/10/2015.
See attached Bord Gais aerial image and Google earth orthoimage 01/10/2015
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 29 July 2020
Nearby in the register
- Hearthunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.