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Enclosure

Crean (Smallcounty By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Crean, 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
Crean (Smallcounty By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.49936, -8.60291
SMR number
LI031-108----

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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 reclaimed pasture, on N-facing slope. Ring-barrow (LI031-105----) and enclosure annotated ‘Lisduffnacrean’ (LI031-106----) c. 180m to SW and S respectively. Possible medieval road (LI031-069----) 345m top W with conjoined enclosures (LI031-070001-/002-) 180m to NNW. Possible monument not indicated on any ed. OSi historic maps. Circular-shaped earthwork (Site No. 031187) identified on Bórd Gáis Éireann 1:5000 aerial photograph (BGE 1:5,0000, 2506) taken 03/11/1984. Present remains consist of a slightly sunken oval-shaped area (dims. 14m NNW-SSE; 8m ENE-WSW) defined by the remains of a scarp (Wth 4.5m; H 0.45m) with possible trace of an outer fosse (Wth 5.7m; D 0.1m) visible only from NNE-W, which may be a drainage channel. Field boundary running ESE-WNW to S of earthwork depicted on OSi 25-inch map has been removed in modern times during land improvement works. Drainage channels and other earthworks visible on Bórd Gáis Éireann 1:5000 aerial photographs are not visible today on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018 and 20/09/2020.

See attached Bórd Gáis Éireann 1:5000 aerial photograph with feature labelled 03118 and Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018 and 20/09/2020.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 15 March 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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