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Enclosure

Garryheakin, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Garryheakin, 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
Garryheakin
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52577, -8.29777
SMR number
LI033-099----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 improved pasture 300m S of townland boundary with Farranafina and 55m W of the townland boundary with Prospect. Within field system (LI033-098----). Not depicted on historic OSi maps. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 84; AP 4/3624) as an enclosure. Visible as a circular-shaped area (diam. c. 37m) enclosed by a fosse and possible bank on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. Google Earth orthoimage dated 18/11/2018 shows the monument truncated at N by a drainage ditch running E-W and intersected at N by a drainage ditch running NE-SW. Levelled monument visible as a cropmark on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018

See attached Google Earth orthoimages and Bruff image showing monument labelled Bruff 84

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date of upload: 13 April 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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