Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Reens West, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Reens West
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.49250, -9.00070
- SMR number
- LI028-115----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, on gentle SW-facing slope, and immediately NW of public road. Sub-rectangular area (29.2m NE-SW; 32m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.83m; ext. H 2.55m). Gaps in bank NE (Wth 3.2m) and at W (Wth 1.5m).
Trace of shallow external fosse (Wth 1.4m; D 0.28m) evident along SW side. Sharp dip at base of bank on SE side adjacent to road may also indicate fosse. Interior used for rough grazing and dips slightly at centre, which is marshy; earth and manure dumped into S half. Trees and bushes on bank and in S third of interior. Modern dwelling built c. 20m to SW.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.