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Enclosure

Rawleystown, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Rawleystown, 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
Rawleystown
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.53452, -8.50716
SMR number
LI023-082----

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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

Earthwork described in 1943 as following; 'This monument consists of a slight mound situated on the edge of a marsh. On top of it and in its centre, is a very slightly raised circular platform. This is surrounded by a slight fosse in which there is a break on the north-west side. The platform is flat on top. Its overall diameter is 24' [7.3m]. The overall diameter of the whole monument is 90' [27m]. There is no other monument quite like this, but it seems to fit best with the A group' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 183). The outline of the monument is visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 27 February 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.

Nearby in the register

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

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