Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Clogher East, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clogher East
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.43340, -8.61982
- SMR number
- LI039-073----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In improved pasture 190m W of the townland boundary with Maidstown and 700m SW of castle (LI039-074----). Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as two conjoined circular enclosures. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. c. 14m) defined by a scarp and outer fosse. Conjoined enclosure to N consists of a raised semi-circular-shaped area (diam. c. 15m) defined by a scarp and external field drain from SE-W-NW. Entrance gap at SW. Westropp (1916-17, 21) refers to ‘two conjoined and two very close’ forts in Clogher-East. Levelled monument visible as two conjoined circular-shaped cropmarks on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 5 May 2021
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 305/34 on 13/09/2002.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Westropp, T.J. 1916-17 On certain typical earthworks and ring walls in Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 33C, 9-42, 444-92.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.