Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Knockfennell, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockfennell
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52534, -8.53113
- SMR number
- LI032-338----
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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)
- 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 pasture on Knockfennell Hill overlooking Lough Gur 410m to S. Enclosure (LI032-183----) 85m to SW. Not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch or on the 1897 ed. 25-inch maps. Outline of enclosure (diam. c. 28m) bisected by relic field boundary running NW-SE visible on Google Earth orthophoto taken 25/03/2017. Faint outline visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-11 and on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Edmond O’Donovan
Date of upload: 4 November 2020
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.