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Enclosure

Ballygrennan (Connello Upper By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Ballygrennan, 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
Ballygrennan (Connello Upper By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.45045, -8.79179
SMR number
LI038-163----

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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, 260m N of townland boundary with Ballyguileataggle. Not marked on OSi historic maps. Monument visible as circular enclosure on aerial photograph (ASIAP ) taken 04/03/2006. Levelled monument visible in NE corner of field as the cropmark of circular-shaped area (diam. c. 21m) intersected at N by a post-1700 field boundary running E-W on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 28/06/2018.

See attached Archaeological Survey of Ireland aerial photograph (ASIAP ) taken 04/03/2006 and Google Earth orthoimage.

Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 19 April 2021

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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