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Enclosure

Mounteagle, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Mounteagle, 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
Mounteagle
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1840)
Coordinates
52.41374, -8.66994
SMR number
LI047-101001-

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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 upper edge of flood plain of River Maigue. Elongated oval area (dims. 67m NNE-SSW; 25m WNW-ESE) defined by deep ravine (Wth 4.5m to centre; D 3.2m) SW-NW; low bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.55m) NNW-NNE and steep scarp (Wth 14.5m; H 4.25m) NNE-SSE forming W-edge of flood plain. Remains of low earthen bank (Wth 7.45m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.95m) SSE-SSW and reduced to low scarp (Wth 4.5m; H 0.65m) SSW-SW. Interior is uneven on surface with clumps of thistles and yellow flags (Iris pseudacorus). Gullys within interior and around exterior at S indicate that flood waters enter from deep ravine at W. Remains of rectangular enclosure (LI047-101002-) within.

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 29 August 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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