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Enclosure

Caher (Connell), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Caher (Connell), 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
Caher (Connell)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1924)
Coordinates
52.33293, -9.28438
SMR number
LI051-005----

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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)
  • 1869 · 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In rough marshy pasture, on S-facing slope falling directly to N bank of River Feale; enclosure bordered on E side by stream flowing towards river. Most of site is covered by dense overgrowth of briars and bracken but curving earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.7m) can be traced ENE->SE where it becomes scarped edge SE->SW. Loose stones lie scattered along external bank face at ENE. Bank is denuded by cattle accessing stream. There appears to be a gentle rise upwards from enclosing element towards centre. No evidence for burial plots or markers evident though most of interior impenetrable. Depicted on 1841 OS 6-inch map as an oval enclosure (c. 40m E-W; c. 25m N-S) but enclosing element depicted only E->SW on 1924 OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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