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Enclosure

Knockannacreeva, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Knockannacreeva, 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
Knockannacreeva
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.45333, -8.71216
SMR number
LI038-093----

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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, adjacent to the townlands of Kinglands to the W, Creeve to the N and Hardinggrove to the E. Ringfort (LI038-094----) and enclosure (LI038-095) lie 185m and 260m to the NErespectively, Hardinggrove House lies 700m to the E. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as an oval-shaped platform (dims. c. 31m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by a scarp. Not marked on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map indicating that the monument was levelled between these map dates. No surface remains visible of levelled monument on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-2012. Trace of monument visible as circular cropmark (diam. c. 19m) on Google Earth orthoimages and on Digital Globe orthophotograph taken 2011-13.

See attached Google Earth orthoimages.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 19 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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