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Enclosure

Coolnapisha, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Coolnapisha, 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
Coolnapisha
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.56907, -8.30336
SMR number
LI024-132----

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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 wet partially reclaimed pasture, abutting the townland boundary with Brackyle, to W. A possible enclosure (LI024-131----) lies 110m to NW. Not depicted on OS historic mapping, although buildings are depicted within this area on all map editions. Monument identified as a penannular-shaped earthwork by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 115: AP 4/3676). Monument is visible as roughly oval-shaped tree-lined area (approx. dims. 31m NW-SE; 35m NE-SW) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13. Partially visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. Could be the remains of a post-1700 tree planted enclosure contemporaneous with farmstead depicted on the OS 6-inch map.

See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 115.

Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 24 July 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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