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
- 52.42411, -8.76291
- SMR number
- LI038-161----
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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, atop low NE-SW ridge. Roughly circular area (80m N-S; 73m E-W) defined by scarped edge WSW->SSE and enclosed by field boundary (H 1.5m) SSE->WSW. Scarp (H 0.95m; Wth 3.6m) is best preserved N->E and SW->NNW. A boundary hedge has been planted atop scarp E->SSE. Interior, under pasture, rises up from edges to meet top of ridge which crosses centre on NE-SW axis. Similar enclosures immediately to N (LI038-160---) and 30m to NE (LI038-128---).
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.