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Enclosure

Lisduane, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Lisduane, 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
Lisduane
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Partially indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Partyially hachured
Coordinates
52.44356, -8.76153
SMR number
LI038-164----

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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 rough pasture on N-facing slope, 310m SW of townland boundary with Grannagh and 400m SE of Lisduane House. A ringfort (LI038-068----) lies 317m to the NE. Possible traces of a an enclosure shown standing in the S quadrant of an L-shaped woodland plantation on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Partially depicted as an L-shaped scarp on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map in the S quadrant f a field. Possible levelled monument visible on aerial photograph (ASIAP ) taken 18/09/2005. Possible levelled enclosure visible as a sub-circular shaped area defined by overgrown fosse and trees, with gap at SW on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 28/06/2018.

See attached Archaeological Survey of Ireland aerial photograph (ASIAP ) taken 18/09/2005 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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