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Enclosure

Doonvullen Upper, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Doonvullen Upper, 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
Doonvullen Upper
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.56107, -8.46791
SMR number
LI023-252----

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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 flat gently waterlogged pasture, with good views in all directions with the exception to the E where the site is overlooked by a hill. It has been partially incorporated into the townland boundary with Doonvullen Lower that runs along the N edge of the site. Enclosure (LI023-177--) conjoined to W side. Enclosure (LI023-254----) located immediately to N of townland boundary abutting the N side. Enclosure (LI023-346----) located 30m to S. The site is not depicted on historic OSi maps but is visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 18002 on AP 4/3689) and by the Discovery Programme in 1996 (McCloud Photo AB 9, Limerick OS23) as an enclosure (ext. diam. 40m N-S; 32m E-W). The site consists of a crescent-shaped area defined by a low bank (Wth 5.5m) with an external fosse (Wth 3m). The enclosure is faintly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018.

See attached McCloud Survey image showing the labelled enclosures, extract from internal Discovery Programme Report and Google Earth orthoimage

Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan

Date of upload: 2 September 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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