Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cappanihane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappanihane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.42452, -8.76299
- SMR number
- LI038-160----
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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)
- 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 N end of low ridge on low-lying undulating terrain. Oval area (38m NE-SW; 19m NW-SE) defined by scarped edge (H 1.45m; Wth 5.5m), best preserved W->N, but dips at SW. Interior, under pasture, falls away gently to SW. Similar enclosures lie 30m to E (LI038-128---) and immediately to S (LI038-161---).
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.