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Enclosure

Fanningstown (Smallcounty By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Fanningstown, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Fanningstown (Smallcounty By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.58271, -8.59542
SMR number
LI022-238----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

On a slight E-facing slope, in low, wet pasture, with moderate to restricted views in all directions. The Ahanload River lies 50m to E, which marks the townland boundary with Boherload. Enclosure (LI022-240----) 85m to W and ringfort (LI022-045----) 90m to W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as an oval-shaped cropmark on Bruff Survey aerial photographs (Bruff 50: AP4/3748). Monument surveyed in 2000 by the ASI and described as no surface remains visible. Monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13, although it is visible as a large oval-shaped cropmark (56m E-W; 50m N-S) on Google Earth orthoimages taken 25/05/2017.

See attached Bruff Survey aerial photograph and Google Earth orthoimage

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 16 August 2020

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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