Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Baggotstown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Baggotstown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47230, -8.49193
- SMR number
- LI040-238----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 reclaimed pasture 105m W of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Baggotstown East. Enclosure (LI040-187----) lies 75m to S. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a circular-shaped cropmark from aerial photograph (ASIAP (347) 4) taken 05/01/2003. Faint trace of cropmark (diam. c. 25m) visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. Outline of possible enclosure clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017.
See attached aerial photograph (ASIAP (347) 4) and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 28 June 2021
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.