Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Glenastar, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenastar
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.49829, -9.10042
- SMR number
- LI028-084----
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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)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on break in S-facing slope. Oval area (27.5m N-S; 17.1m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.3m) W->NE, and defined by scarped edge (H 1.4m; Wth 1.7m) NE->W, with an external fosse (Wth 1.5m) WNW->ENE and SSE->SSW, and a counterscarp bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.2m) along outer edge of fosse at NE. Presence of fosse ENE->SSE could not be determined due to overgrowth and dumping of organic debris. Scarp highest ENE->SSE but also where covered by dense overgrowth. Field boundaries abut scarp at ENE and SSE. Interior level and under pasture. Bushes and whitethorn trees grow along bank.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hillfortunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.