Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Garryellen, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garryellen
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.56277, -8.62486
- SMR number
- LI022-086----
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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
Enclosure described in 1942-3 as following; 'This seems to have been an earthen platform structure. It has been completely levelled out on the north side but a considerable portion of it remains on the east, south and west sides. On these sides, too, the fosse remains, but is gone on the north side. The height of the platform on the south side is 4' [1.2m] and the overall diameter is 120' [36m]. Situated in wet lowland. The entrance is not recognisable' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 229). Outline of monument visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs, monument clearly visible on earlier OSi aerial photographs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 2 March 2020
References
O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.
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