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Enclosure - large enclosure

Cottage, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure - large enclosure, Cottage, 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
Cottage
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Partially hachured (1927)
Coordinates
52.43104, -8.54942
SMR number
LI040-041----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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, 120m W of townland boundary with Baunnageeragh, 250m N of townland boundary with Ballygrennan and 300m N of townland boundary with Ballycullane. Depicted on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a circular-shaped area defined by a bank with wide berm forming a concentric type enclosure (overall diam. c 95m). Partially levelled monument shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a sub-circular shaped platform defined by a scarp from N-E and SW-W-N, delimited by field boundaries from E-S-SW, and enclosed by an outer fosse from SE-S-SW. The outer enclosing berm is not depicted on this map indicating that this feature was levelled between these map dates.
Described by O’Kelly ( 52) as a ‘Type B Earthwork’ consisting of; ‘A circular platform surrounded by a wide fosse and outer bank. The platform has a slight slope in all directions from the centre. Its max. height over the fosse bottom is 8’ and the overall diameter is 460’ [140.2m]. The structure has been damaged by the cutting of a drainage trench through it and by the building of fences around it.’ Monument described by Westropp (1916-18, 21) as a ‘Fort 350 feet [106.6m] to 300 feet [91.4m] in diameter’ with ‘two rings’. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12. Trace of levelled monument visible as circular-shaped cropmark (diam. c. 35m) defined by an outer fosse from S-W-N, truncated at S by a linear cropmark of a relic field boundary running E-W on Google Earth orthoimage dated 24/09/2018

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Compiled by: Fiona Rooney

Date of upload: 12 May 2021

References

O'Kelly, M.J. 1944 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 4, 16-53.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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