Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Inchacoomb, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inchacoomb
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.35381, -8.27135
- SMR number
- LI057-019001-
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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 upland pasture to W of Galtee Mountain range, 160m E of a watercourse that marks the townland boundary with Baurnagurrahy. Enclosure (LI057-019002-) lies to immediate S. Not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. It is shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised oval-shaped area (dims. 18m NE-SW; 16m NW-SE) defined by a scarp with an external fosse from W-N. Truncated at N by field boundary running NW-SE and at SE by a field boundary curving from NE-SW. Recorded by Westropp as a conjoined fort (1919-17, 21). Tree-covered earthwork visible on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 18 November 2021
References
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.