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Enclosure

Knockroe (Wilson), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Knockroe (Wilson), 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
Knockroe (Wilson)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1928)
Coordinates
52.57697, -8.48091
SMR number
LI023-025----

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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

In damp pasture, on a gentle SE-facing slope. Sub-circular area (25m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 3.75m; H 0.85m) with a substantial external fosse (basal Wth 11m; overall Wth 19.55m; D 0.8m) and a counter-scarp bank (Wth 9.6m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 0.5m) best defined is well defined N-E; possible entrance (basal Wth 11m) at NNW and cattle breach (Wth 6m) at ENE. Interior generally level, with slight down-slope at W. Sinuous channel brings water into fosse (from nearby stream) through gap (max. Wth 10m) in outer bank at ESE. Outflow into linear channel (L 55m; long-axis ENE-WSW) from fosse at SW. Inflow channel into fosse is currently being in-filled. Other water channels evident within vicinity.

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 1 November 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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