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Enclosure

Liskennett West, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Liskennett West, 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
Liskennett West
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1923)
Coordinates
52.46992, -8.77117
SMR number
LI038-031----

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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)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 break in S-facing hill slope. Sub-rectangular area (25.5m N-S; 20m E-W) fully enclosed by inner earthen bank and partially by outer earthen bank with intervening fosse (Wth 1.95m). Inner bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2m), best preserved NE->SE, becomes quite linear along N and E sides before curving gently from SE to NW corner. Outer bank (ext. H 0.45m) can be clearly traced S->WSW, being best preserved at SW; remains of removed linear bank along outer edge of fosse SE->S. In general, fosse (D 1.45m) is present only where outer bank is visible S->WSW, best preserved at SW where it is littered with loose stone. Interior, under pasture, dips gently towards the centre with mature deciduous trees growing along verges at NE and S->WNW. Raised farm passage skirts close to W side.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

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

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